Marks of an absolute witch: evidentiary dilemmas in early modern England
Pre-trial procedure -- Trial procedure -- Circumstantial evidence -- Ritual acts and artefacts of witchcraft -- The devil's mark -- Imps -- The swimming test -- Scratching -- Supernatural evidentiary techniques as experiments -- Judicial assessment of narratives and statements -- Searching for...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
| Vérifier la disponibilité: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Publié: |
Farnham [u.a.]
Ashgate
c 2011
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| Dans: | Année: 2011 |
| Recensions: | [Rezension von: Darr, Orna Alyagon, Marks of an Absolute Witch: Evidentiary Dilemmas in Early Modern England] (2012) (Nelson, Eric)
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
England
/ Procès en sorcellerie
/ Preuve
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| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Witchcraft (England)
History
B Witchcraft history B Trials (Witchcraft) (England) B Witch hunting (England) History |
| Accès en ligne: |
Book review (H-Net) Book review (H-Net) Table des matières (Maison d'édition) |
| Résumé: | Pre-trial procedure -- Trial procedure -- Circumstantial evidence -- Ritual acts and artefacts of witchcraft -- The devil's mark -- Imps -- The swimming test -- Scratching -- Supernatural evidentiary techniques as experiments -- Judicial assessment of narratives and statements -- Searching for reliable testimony -- Confession |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-317) and index |
| Description matérielle: | VIII, 326 S., Ill. |
| ISBN: | 0-7546-6987-4 978-0-7546-6987-6 |
