Staging Witchcraft Before the Law Skepticism, Performance As Proof, Law As Magic in Early Modern Witch

Early modern witch-hunting faced skepticism and evidentiary barriers, making it difficult to convict witches. Judges and accusers used performance staging to overcome these barriers. This Element examines two cases to illustrate ways evidentiary staging can signify in law. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Julie Stone (Columbia University Peters, Peters Julie Stone, Julie Stone Peters
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 01.12.2024
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Teatro, balletto; Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Religione: tematiche generali, opere di consultazi
• EAN: 9781009469708
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0946970-8
• Numero di pagine: 78
• Serie: Elements in Magic
• Categorie: RELIGION / General, Witchcraft, Magic, spells and alchemy, Magic, spells & alchemy, Conjuring & Magic, Conjuring and magic