Instruments of Darkness: Witchcraft in England, 1550-1750

James A. Sharpe

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Medieval and Early Modern Justice Historical Philosophy and Science Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies

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Witchcraft in Elizabethan and early Stuart England: witchcraft and elite mentalities witchcraft in popular culture the theological and legal bases for witch-hunting. Five themes: patterns of prosecution and punishment England's mass witch-hunt - east Anglia, 1645-7 accusations, counter-measures and the local community women and witchcraft possession. The problem of decline: the growth of judicial scepticism a changing religious context science and the decline of witchcraft.

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