Emotions in the History of Witchcraft - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Emotions in the History of Witchcraft write by Laura Kounine. This book was released on 2017-02-09. Emotions in the History of Witchcraft available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Bringing together leading historians, anthropologists, and religionists, this volume examines the unbridled passions of witchcraft from the Middle Ages to the present. Witchcraft is an intensely emotional crime, rooted in the belief that envy and spite can cause illness or even death. Witch-trials in turn are emotionally driven by the grief of alleged victims and by the fears of magistrates and demonologists. With examples ranging from Russia to New England, Germany to Cameroon, chapters cover the representation of emotional witches in demonology and art; the gendering of witchcraft as female envy or male rage; witchcraft as a form of bullying and witchcraft accusation as a form of therapy; love magic and demon-lovers; and the affective memorialization of the “Burning Times” among contemporary Pagan feminists. Wide-ranging and methodologically diverse, the book is appropriate for scholars of witchcraft, gender, and emotions; for graduate or undergraduate courses, and for the interested general reader.
Imagining the Witch
Imagining the Witch - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Imagining the Witch write by Laura Kounine. This book was released on 2018-11-01. Imagining the Witch available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Imagining the Witch explores emotions, gender, and selfhood through the lens of witch-trials in early modern Germany. Witch-trials were clearly a gendered phenomenon, but witchcraft was not a uniquely female crime. While women constituted approximately three quarters of those tried for witchcraft in the Holy Roman Empire, a significant minority were men. Witchcraft was also a crime of unbridled passion: it centred on the notion that one person's emotions could have tangible and deadly physical consequences. Yet it is also true that not all suspicions of witchcraft led to a formal accusation, and not all witch-trials led to the stake. Indeed, just over half the total number put on trial for witchcraft in early modern Europe were executed. In order to understand how early modern people imagined the witch, we must first begin to understand how people understood themselves and each other; this can help us to understand how the witch could be a member of the community, living alongside their accusers, yet inspire such visceral fear. Through an examination of case studies of witch-trials that took place in the early modern Lutheran duchy of Württemberg in southwestern Germany, Laura Kounine examines how the community, church, and the agents of the law sought to identify the witch, and the ways in which ordinary men and women fought for their lives in an attempt to avoid the stake. The study further explores the visual and intellectual imagination of witchcraft in this period in order to piece together why witchcraft could be aligned with such strong female stereotypes on the one hand, but also be imagined as a crime that could be committed by any human, whether young or old, male or female. By moving beyond stereotypes of the witch, Imagining the Witch argues that understandings of what constituted witchcraft and the 'witch' appear far more contested and unstable than has previously been suggested. It also suggests new ways of thinking about early modern selfhood which moves beyond teleological arguments about the development of the 'modern' self. Indeed, it is the trial process itself that created the conditions for a diverse range of people to reflect on, and give meaning, to emotions, gender, and the self in early modern Lutheran Germany.
Witchcraft, the Devil, and Emotions in Early Modern England
Witchcraft, the Devil, and Emotions in Early Modern England - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Witchcraft, the Devil, and Emotions in Early Modern England write by Charlotte-Rose Millar. This book was released on 2017-07-14. Witchcraft, the Devil, and Emotions in Early Modern England available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book represents the first systematic study of the role of the Devil in English witchcraft pamphlets for the entire period of state-sanctioned witchcraft prosecutions (1563-1735). It provides a rereading of English witchcraft, one which moves away from an older historiography which underplays the role of the Devil in English witchcraft and instead highlights the crucial role that the Devil, often in the form of a familiar spirit, took in English witchcraft belief. One of the key ways in which this book explores the role of the Devil is through emotions. Stories of witches were made up of a complex web of emotionally implicated accusers, victims, witnesses, and supposed perpetrators. They reveal a range of emotional experiences that do not just stem from malefic witchcraft but also, and primarily, from a witch’s links with the Devil. This book, then, has two main objectives. First, to suggest that English witchcraft pamphlets challenge our understanding of English witchcraft as a predominantly non-diabolical crime, and second, to highlight how witchcraft narratives emphasized emotions as the primary motivation for witchcraft acts and accusations.
Witchcraft, the Devil, and Emotions in Early Modern England
Witchcraft, the Devil, and Emotions in Early Modern England - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Witchcraft, the Devil, and Emotions in Early Modern England write by Charlotte-Rose Millar. This book was released on 2017-07-14. Witchcraft, the Devil, and Emotions in Early Modern England available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book represents the first systematic study of the role of the Devil in English witchcraft pamphlets for the entire period of state-sanctioned witchcraft prosecutions (1563-1735). It provides a rereading of English witchcraft, one which moves away from an older historiography which underplays the role of the Devil in English witchcraft and instead highlights the crucial role that the Devil, often in the form of a familiar spirit, took in English witchcraft belief. One of the key ways in which this book explores the role of the Devil is through emotions. Stories of witches were made up of a complex web of emotionally implicated accusers, victims, witnesses, and supposed perpetrators. They reveal a range of emotional experiences that do not just stem from malefic witchcraft but also, and primarily, from a witch’s links with the Devil. This book, then, has two main objectives. First, to suggest that English witchcraft pamphlets challenge our understanding of English witchcraft as a predominantly non-diabolical crime, and second, to highlight how witchcraft narratives emphasized emotions as the primary motivation for witchcraft acts and accusations.
Witchcraft for Emotional Wisdom
Witchcraft for Emotional Wisdom - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Witchcraft for Emotional Wisdom write by Paige Vanderbeck. This book was released on 2021-09-21. Witchcraft for Emotional Wisdom available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Reclaim your power and heal from emotional pain using magic It's possible to live a peaceful, joy-filled life every day when you learn to let go of the pain and trauma that's holding you back. Witchcraft for Emotional Wisdom is a supportive guide that will teach you how to access the deeper parts of yourself, gain control of your emotions, and put you on the path to healing by using the transformative powers of magic. What sets Witchcraft for Emotional Wisdom apart: Emotional witchcraft 101—Begin your journey by learning everything you need to know about the holistic practice of healing using modern witchcraft and how it can improve your life. Wisdom and healing for all—This supportive guide is inclusive, welcoming, and includes insights and practices that can be used by both new and seasoned witches looking to enhance their craft. Simple spells, rituals, and remedies—You'll create a personal altar to practice your healing magic, blend botanical incense to clear your mind, make an empowering energy potion, and more using easy-to-find tools like crystals, candles, herbs, and tarot cards. Restore your emotional health, better understand your feelings, and create a more magical life with Witchcraft for Emotional Wisdom.
