Tyge Krogh

The Great Nightmen Conspiracy (eBook, ePUB)

A Tale of the 18th Century's Dishonourable Underworld

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Great Nightmen Conspiracy explores the little known magico-religious history of 18th century Denmark through a minutely researched set of incidents centering on the Danish 'pariah caste' of nightmen. It is ideal for academics and postgraduate students of microhistory and urban history.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 156
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. August 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429835636
• Artikelnr.: 57532987

Autorenporträt

Tyge Krogh is a Senior Researcher at the Danish National Archives, Denmark. He has published titles on Danish early modern cultural and criminal history.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part one
1: The missing peasant
2: The nightmen conspiracy
3: The prosecutor Niels Lind
Part two
4: Dishonour as a profession
5: Dishonour and magic
6: The case of Morten Tailor
7: The nightmen and the Christian community
8: The sad tale of Hans Møller
9: The Zealand underworld
10: A den of thieves - the nightmen's story
Part three
11: In the dungeon: torture and escape
12: The final sentence and its execution
13: Niels Lind's last battle with merchant Borthig
14: What later befell the nightman family
Afterword