Heresy, magic, and witchcraft in early modern Europe / Gary K. Waite.

9780333754344 (pbk.)
0333754344 (pbk.)
9780333754337
0333754336

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.

English

vii, 284 p. ; 22 cm.

BF1584.E85 W35 2003

133.4/3/094

Bringing together the fields of Reformation and witchcraft studies, Gary K. Waite reveals how the early-modern period's religious conflicts led to widespread confusion and uncertainty, against which alleged diabolical conspiracies served to reaffirm orthodoxy. As with the vicious persecution of Anabaptists, witch-hunting was a means of restoring belief in the veracity of official teachings about the supernatural realm. Waite argues that it was only when the authorities came to terms with religious pluralism that there was a corresponding decline in witch panics.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

European culture and society (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))

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