This book provides the first study of all English witchcraft pamphlets from the entire period of state-sanctioned witchcraft persecutions between 1563 and 1736, providing a detailed study of the role of the Devil in English witchcraft pamphlets and offering a new way of understanding the nature of witchcraft beliefs in early modern England.
This book provides the first study of all English witchcraft pamphlets from the entire period of state-sanctioned witchcraft persecutions between 1563 and 1736, providing a detailed study of the role of the Devil in English witchcraft pamphlets and offering a new way of understanding the nature of witchcraft beliefs in early modern England.
Charlotte-Rose Millar is a UQ Fellow in the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at the University of Queensland and an Associate Investigator with the ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions (1100-1800). She obtained her PhD from the University of Melbourne in 2015. Millar has published numerous articles and book chapters on witchcraft, diabolism, emotions and sexual practices and has won two prizes for her published work. Her 2015 article on sexual relations between witches and devils has been labelled as the definitive piece on the issue.
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Introduction: Rethinking English Witchcraft 1. The Devil in Early Modern England 2. The Role of the Familiar 3. Anger, Malice and Emotional Control 4. Sleeping with Devils 5. The Witchcraft Conspiracy Conclusion
Introduction: Rethinking English Witchcraft 1. The Devil in Early Modern England 2. The Role of the Familiar 3. Anger, Malice and Emotional Control 4. Sleeping with Devils 5. The Witchcraft Conspiracy Conclusion
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