Battling demons witchcraft, heresy, and reform in the late Middle Ages
Introduction: Witchcraft, heresy, and reform in the fifteenth centuryThe life of Johannes Nider -- Witchcraft in the writings of Johannes Nider -- The threat of heresy : Hussites, free spirits, and beguines -- Reform of the orders, reform of the religious spirit -- The reform of the Christian world...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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University Park, Pa
Pennsylvania State University Press
2003
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| Schriftenreihe: | The magic in history series
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Introduction: Witchcraft, heresy, and reform in the fifteenth centuryThe life of Johannes Nider -- Witchcraft in the writings of Johannes Nider -- The threat of heresy : Hussites, free spirits, and beguines -- Reform of the orders, reform of the religious spirit -- The reform of the Christian world : Johannes Nider's Formicarius -- Witchcraft and reform -- Conclusion: Witchcraft and the world of the late Middle Ages -- Appendix I: Chronology of Nider's life and datable works -- Appendix II: Dating of Nider's major works used in this study -- Appendix III: Manuscript copies of Nider's treatises. Introduction: Witchcraft, heresy, and reform in the fifteenth century -- The life of Johannes Nider -- Witchcraft in the writings of Johannes Nider -- The threat of heresy : Hussites, free spirits, and beguines -- Reform of the orders, reform of the religious spirit -- The reform of the Christian world : Johannes Nider's Formicarius -- Witchcraft and reform -- Conclusion: Witchcraft and the world of the late Middle Ages -- Appendix I: Chronology of Nider's life and datable works -- Appendix II: Dating of Nider's major works used in this study -- Appendix III: Manuscript copies of Nider's treatises |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | XII, 200 S. Ill. 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 0271022256 0-271-02225-6 0271022264 0-271-02226-4 |