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008			231123s1999 gw sb 001 0 eng d
020			_a9789004613720 _q(electronic book)
020			_z9789004111837 _q(print)
024	7		_a110.1163/9789004613720 _2DOI
035			_z(OCoLC)39787429
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041			_aeng
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100	1		_aSörlin, Per., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_a'Wicked Arts' : _bWitchcraft and Magic Trials in Southern Sweden, 1635-1754 / _cPer Sörlin.
246	3		_aWitchcraft and Magic Trials in Southern Sweden, 1635-1754
264		1	_aLeiden ; _aBoston : _bBrill, _c1999.
264		4	_c©1999
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aCultures, Beliefs and Traditions: Medieval and Early Modern Peoples ; _v7
490	1		_aEuropean History and Culture - Book Archive pre-2000
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_tFront Matter -- Preliminary Material / _rPer Sörlin -- Preface / _rPer Sörlin -- Chapter One Introduction / _rPer Sörlin -- Chapter Two Witchcraft and Magic in the Göta High Court / _rPer Sörlin -- Chapter Three Witchcraft and Magic in the Courtroom / _rPer Sörlin -- Chapter Four The Origins of the Trials / _rPer Sörlin -- Chapter Five Popular Participation / _rPer Sörlin -- Chapter Six Maleficent Witchcraft / _rPer Sörlin -- Chapter Seven Witchcraft, Magic and Historical Change / _rPer Sörlin -- Back Matter -- Tables and Diagrams / _rPer Sörlin -- Trial Index / _rPer Sörlin -- Appendix / _rPer Sörlin -- Sources and References / _rPer Sörlin -- Index / _rPer Sörlin -- Cultures, Beliefs and Traditions / _rPer Sörlin.
520			_aThis study deals with witchcraft and magic in a legal, social and cultural context, with an interpretation based on an extensive body of Swedish sources comprising more than 350 cases involving 880 individuals. A majority of the trials took place during the 1700's. The prosecution of witches was characterized by leniency resulting only in a few death sentences; a majority of the cases were minor events concerning more often innocuous magic rather than the witches' sabbath or maleficent witchcraft. By focusing on the few prosecutions of maleficent witchcraft, this study promotes a critical discussion of how social and cultural perceptions of local witchcraft were generated by the interactions in the legal process, providing us with new insights into early modern European witchcraft.
546			_aEnglish
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		0	_aMagic _xhistory.
650		0	_aTrials (Witchcraft) _zSweden _xHistory.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _t'Wicked Arts' : Witchcraft and Magic Trials in Southern Sweden, 1635-1754. _dLeiden ; Boston : Brill, 1999. _z9789004111837 _w(DLC) 98042279
830		0	_aCultures, Beliefs and Traditions: Medieval and Early Modern Peoples ; _v7.
830		0	_aEuropean History and Culture - Book Archive pre-2000.
856	4		_zDOI: _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004613720
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