Witchcraft, Madness, Society, and Religion in Early Modern Germany: A Ship of Fools (Variorum Collected Studies)

Synopsis

H.C. Erik Midelfort has carved out a reputation for innovative work on early modern German history, with a particular focus on the social history of ideas and religion. This collection pulls together some of his best work on the related subjects of witchcraft, the history of madness and psychology, demonology, exorcism, and the social history of religious change in early modern Europe. Several of the pieces reprinted here constitute reviews of recent scholarly literature on their topics, while others offer sharp departures from conventional wisdom. A critique of Michel Foucault’s view of the history of madness proved both stimulating but irritating to Foucault’s most faithful readers, so it is reprinted here along with a short retrospective comment by the author. Another focus of this collection is the social history of the Holy Roman Empire, where towns, peasants, and noble families developed different perceptions of the Protestant and Catholic Reformations and of the options the religious revolutions of the sixteenth century offered. Finally, this collection also brings together articles which show how Freudian psychoanalysis and academic sociology have filtered and interpreted the history of early modern Germany.

Copyright:

2013

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Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781040234051

Related ISBNs:

9781040241844, 9781409457336, 9781003555384

Publisher:

Taylor & Francis

Date of Addition:

10/28/24

Copyrighted By:

H.C. Erik Midelfort. H.C. Erik Midelfort has asserted his moral right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act

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No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality

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