Premodern beliefs and witch trials in a Swedish province, 1669-1672 / Göran Malmstedt.
Malmstedt, Göran, author.
2021
BF1584.S8 M35 2021
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Title Premodern beliefs and witch trials in a Swedish province, 1669-1672 / Göran Malmstedt.
Author Malmstedt, Göran, author.
ISBN 9783030761202 (electronic bk.)
3030761207 (electronic bk.)
9783030761196
3030761193
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76120-2
Published Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2021]
Copyright ©2021
Language English
Language Note Translated from Swedish.
Description 1 online resource (xi, 229 pages) : illustrations
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-030-76120-2 doi
Call Number BF1584.S8 M35 2021
Dewey Decimal Classification 133.4/3094867
Summary This book examines the worldview and perceptions of reality that formed the setting for the witch trials held in the Swedish province of Bohuslan in 1669-1672. The first part of the book explores the conduct of the trials and provides, among other things, an analysis of the defendants and of the various accusations from neighbours and the court. The following parts analyse the perceptions of reality found in the statements made in court by witnesses and the accused. The topics addressed include the relationship between dreams and reality, belief in shape-shifting, the power of words, emotions, and magically charged matters, as well as perceptions of God and the Devil. The beliefs that surfaced during the trials were part of a general mentality that characterised peoples perception of the world, both before and after the trials. As the records from the prolonged cross-examinations of the accused are unusually detailed, the defendants statements, together with accusations, testimonies, and the courts questions, provides a unique insight into premodern worldviews.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Series Palgrave historical studies in witchcraft and magic.
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Introduction
Part I. The Bohuslan witch trials. The conduct of the trials
Accused and accusations
Lost at sea
Part II. Dimensions of reality. Dreams and reality
Shape-shifting
Part III. Magical domains. Powerful emotions
Spells and charms
Charged matter
Part IV. Supernatural powers. Gods children
In the clutches of Satan
Concluding discussion: An enchanted world.

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