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Title: | Traditions and Trajectories in the Historiography of European Witch Hunting | Contributor(s): | Fudge, Thomas (author) | Publication Date: | 2006 | DOI: | 10.1111/j.1478-0542.2006.00310.x | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/11482 | Abstract: | Witchcraft and witch hunting formed a social and intellectual tradition in early modern Europe. Arguments persist as to what extent that tradition was invented. This article reviews the schools of thought and directions within the study of European witchcraft in the period between 1450 and 1750. The contributions of modern scholars from the nineteenth century up to the present are reviewed. Key arguments, important publications, and representative research, together with teaching resources are covered. This historiographical review focuses on three issues: the understanding and exercise of power across the social, political, and religious cultures of early modern Europe; the prevailing problem of inconsistency hindering the development of a single explanatory model; and thus the advantage of micro-history. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | History Compass, 4(3), p. 488-527 | Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | Place of Publication: | United Kingdom | ISSN: | 1478-0542 | Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 210307 European History (excl British, Classical Greek and Roman) | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 970122 Expanding Knowledge in Philosophy and Religious Studies 970121 Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeology |
Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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Appears in Collections: | Journal Article School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences |
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