{"product_id":"the-european-witchhunt","title":"The European Witchhunt","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe European Witchhunt Seeks To Explain Why Thousands Of People, Mostly Lowerclass Women, Were Deliberately Tortured And Killed In The Name Of Religion And Morality During Three Centuries Of Intermittent Witchhunting Throughout Europe And North America.Combining Perspectives From History, Sociology, Psychology And Other Disciplines, This Book Provides A Comprehensive Account Of Witchhunting In Early Modern Europe. Julian Goodare Sets Out An Original Interpretation Of Witchhunting As An Episode Of Ideologicallydriven Persecution By The Godly State In The Era Of The Reformation And Counterreformation. Full Weight Is Also Given To The Context Of Village Social Relationships, And There Is A Detailed Analysis Of Gender Issues. Witchhunting Was A Legal Operation, And The Courts Rationale For Interrogation Under Torture Is Explained. Panicking Local Elites, Rather Than Central Governments, Were At The Forefront Of Witchhunting. Further Chapters Explore Folk Beliefs About Legendary Witches, And Intellectuals Beliefs About A Secret Conspiracy Of Witches In League With The Devil. Witchhunting Eventually Declined When The Ideological Pressure To Combat The Devils Allies Slackened. A Final Chapter Sets Witchhunting In The Context Of Other Episodes Of Modern Persecution.This Book Is The Ideal Resource For Students Exploring The History Of Witchhunting. Its Level Of Detail And Use Of Social Theory Also Make It Important For Scholars And Researchers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47090106695925,"sku":"SONG0415254531","price":43.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/61zMa38ucjL_babbd0a9-b95b-4e8a-a1e1-3bf06ee1cec7.jpg?v=1759468163","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/the-european-witchhunt","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}