Marks of an Absolute Witch - Evidentiary Dilemmas in Early Modern England

Exploring the crime of witchcraft in early modern England, this book focuses on legal questions of proof. As a capital crime - yet one that was uniquely difficult to prove - witchcraft investigations and trials offer a fascinating lens through which to observe social and judicial attitudes towards crime, punishment and evidentiary standards. The wi

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1: Pre-trial Procedure; 2: Trial Procedure; 3: Circumstantial Evidence; 4: Ritual Acts and Artefacts of Witchcraft; 5: The Devil's Mark; 6: Imps; 7: The Swimming Test; 8: Scratching; 9: Supernatural Evidentiary Techniques as Experiments; 10: Judicial Assessment of Narratives and Statements; 11: Searching for Reliable Testimony; 12: Confession; Conclusions

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Orna Alyagon Darr, Carmel Academic Center Law School, Israel

Zusammenfassung

Exploring the crime of witchcraft in early modern England, this book focuses on legal questions of proof. As a capital crime - yet one that was uniquely difficult to prove - witchcraft investigations and trials offer a fascinating lens through which to observe social and judicial attitudes towards crime, punishment and evidentiary standards. The wi

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Orna Alyagon Darr, Darr Orna Alyagon
• Verlag: Taylor and Francis
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 14.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032921808
• ISBN: 978-1-032-92180-8
• Seiten: 334
• Gewicht: 453 g
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Allgemeines, Lexika; History, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, LAW / Legal History, Witchcraft, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Witchcraft, RELIGION / Wicca, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, c 1500 onwards to present day, Archaeology, Legal History, Social and cultural history, Witchcraft and wicca, History and Archaeology, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, Witchcraft & Wicca