Strange Histories
The Trial of the Pig, the Walking Dead, and Other Matters of Fact from the Medieval and Renaissance Worlds
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2006
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-40492-1 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-40492-1 (ISBN)
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Presents an account of some of the extraordinary occurrences of European and North American history and explains how they made sense to people. From anecdotes about ghosts to stories of witches and werevolves, this book uses case studies from the Middle Ages and the early modern period and provides insights into the world-view of a vanished age.
Strange Histories presents a serious account of some of the most extraordinary occurrences of European and North American history and explains how they made sense to people living at the time.
From grisly anecdotes about ghosts, to stories of witches and werewolves, the book uses case studies from the Middle Ages and the early modern period and provides fascinating insights into the world-view of a vanished age. It shows how such occurences fitted in quite naturally with the "common sense" of the time and offers explanations of these riveting and ultimately rational phenomena.
What made reasonable, educated men and women behave in ways that seem utterly nonsensical to us today? This question and many more are answered in the fascinating book.
Strange Histories presents a serious account of some of the most extraordinary occurrences of European and North American history and explains how they made sense to people living at the time.
From grisly anecdotes about ghosts, to stories of witches and werewolves, the book uses case studies from the Middle Ages and the early modern period and provides fascinating insights into the world-view of a vanished age. It shows how such occurences fitted in quite naturally with the "common sense" of the time and offers explanations of these riveting and ultimately rational phenomena.
What made reasonable, educated men and women behave in ways that seem utterly nonsensical to us today? This question and many more are answered in the fascinating book.
Darren Oldridge is a lecturer in history at University College Worcester. He is the editor of The WItchcraft Reader.
1. Introduction 2. Angels on a Pinhead 3. They Hang Horses, Don't They? 4. The Roaming Dead 5. A Shipwreck of Souls: Understanding Witchcraft 6. Werewolves and Flying Witches 7. Raptures and Forbidden Words 8. Suffering Saints 9. The Case for Killing Heretics 10. Conclusion: The Edge of Wonder
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 17.11.2006 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 10 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 318 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) |
| ISBN-10 | 0-415-40492-4 / 0415404924 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-415-40492-1 / 9780415404921 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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