Witchcraft and Demonology in Hungary and Transylvania

Book Overview

The social background of witchcraft accusations in early modern Debrecen and Bihar County; Ildik? Sz. Krist?f.- Witchcraft, greed and revenge: The prosecutor activity of Gy?rgy Igy?rt? and the witch trials of Kolozsv?r in the 1580s; L?szl? Pak?.- Healers in Hungarian witch trials; G?bor Klaniczay.- Divinatio diabolica and magical medicine. Healers, seers and diviners in early modern Nagyb?nya; Judit Kis-Halas.- Shamanism or witchcraft? The t?ltos...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319547550
• ISBN13: 9783319547558
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 412 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.3"