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A quantitative evaluation of demographic, gender and social transformation theories of the rise of European witch hunting 1300-1500

Eine quantitative Evaluation demographischer, geschlechtsspezifischer und sozialer Transformationstheorien zum Aufkommen der europäischen Hexenjagd 1300-1500
[journal article]

Smith, Philip

Abstract

Ziel der Untersuchung ist es, Licht auf den europäischen Hexenwahn des 14. und 15. Jahrhunderts zu werfen. Hierzu werden zwei Gruppen von Theorien evaluiert. Es wird deutlich, daß es unterschiedliche Muster der Hexenverfolgung vor und nach dem Jahr 1420 gibt und daß unterschiedliche Regionen von dem... view more

Ziel der Untersuchung ist es, Licht auf den europäischen Hexenwahn des 14. und 15. Jahrhunderts zu werfen. Hierzu werden zwei Gruppen von Theorien evaluiert. Es wird deutlich, daß es unterschiedliche Muster der Hexenverfolgung vor und nach dem Jahr 1420 gibt und daß unterschiedliche Regionen von demographischen Faktoren beeinflußte Muster von Hexerei aufweisen. Diese demographischen Faktoren beziehen sich auf das Zusammenspiel von urbanen Charakteristika und Hexenjagd. Weitere Forschungsanstrengungen sollten die Rolle von Urbanisierungsprozessen bei der Analyse der Hexenverfolgung stärker berücksichtigen. (ICEÜbers)... view less


'The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the European witch craze in the period 1300-1500 by attempting to evaluate two sets of theories. Among the significant findings are that substantial differences exist between the patterns of withcraft persecution before and after 1420, that differing re... view more

'The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the European witch craze in the period 1300-1500 by attempting to evaluate two sets of theories. Among the significant findings are that substantial differences exist between the patterns of withcraft persecution before and after 1420, that differing regions have patterns of withcraft, and that these patterns are also shaped by demographic factors. These demographic factors relate to the interplay of urban characteristics of withcraft hunting. One of the most important recommendations of this paper is that future research pays more attention to the role of urbanization processes in defining with persecution.' (author's abstract)... view less

Keywords
urbanization; demographic factors; Europe; middle ages; urbanity; fourteenth century; fifteenth century; witch

Classification
Social History, Historical Social Research
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Social Problems

Method
empirical; historical; quantitative empirical

Document language
English

Publication Year
1992

Page/Pages
p. 99-127

Journal
Historical Social Research, 17 (1992) 4

DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.17.1992.4.99-127

ISSN
0172-6404

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0


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