{"product_id":"witchcraft-gender-and-society-in-early-modern-germany-9789004160934","title":"Witchcraft, Gender and Society in Early Modern Germany","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jonathan B. Durrant\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Brill\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Brill\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Europe - Renaissance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecent witchcraft historiography, particularly where it concerns the gender of the witch-suspect, has been dominated by theories of social conflict in which ordinary people colluded in the persecution of the witch sect. The reconstruction of the Eichstätt persecutions (1590-1631) in this book shows that many witchcraft episodes were imposed exclusively 'from above' as part of a programme of Catholic reform. The high proportion of female suspects in these cases resulted from the persecutors' demonology and their interrogation procedures. The confession narratives forced from the suspects reveal a socially integrated, if gendered, community rather than one in crisis. The book is a reminder that an overemphasis on one interpretation cannot adequately account for the many contexts in which witchcraft episodes occurred.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47891949879447,"sku":"9789004160934","price":19076.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789004160934.webp?v=1781185269","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/witchcraft-gender-and-society-in-early-modern-germany-9789004160934","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}