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The path of the devil : early modern witch hunts /
Combining diverse sociological and philosophical theories, The Path of the Devil is a comparative analysis of the witch hunts of the early modern era. The author broadens his investigation through new quantitative analyses of the role of apocalyptic crises such as plague, war and other hardship.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham, Md. :
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
©2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; CHAPTER ONE
- Early Modern Witch Hunts; Historical Studies; Historical Sociology; Three Sociological Specialties; Conclusion; Notes; CHAPTER TWO
- Explaining Witch Hunts; Witch Hunts as Sacrificial Ceremonies; Witch Hunts as Strategic Persecution; Witch Hunts as Scapegoating; Conclusion; Notes; CHAPTER THREE
- Apocalyptic Variables; Epidemic Disease and Early Modern Witch Hunts; War and Early Modern Witch Hunts; Famine and Related Variables; Conclusion; Notes; CHAPTER FOUR
- A Discourse on Measures; Witch Hunts; Disease; War; Hardship.
- Relationships among MeasuresConclusion; Notes; CHAPTER FIVE
- Relationships over Time; Time and Social History; Basic Principles for Analyzing Relations over Time; Degrees and Levels of Temporal Correspondence; A More Precise Analysis; Specification; Replication; War "on the Fringes"; Exceptions That Prove the Rule?; Conclusion; Notes; CHAPTER SIX
- The Selection of Targets; The Stimulus Qualities of the Scapegoat; Transportable Stereotypes and Shifting Targets; The Midwife Issue; Lepers, Prostitutes, and Homosexuals as Potential Scapegoats; Conclusion; Notes.
- Repertoires of Contention: War, Rebellion, and Witch HuntsCHAPTER SEVEN
- The Salem Witch Hunt; Recent Interpretations; Salem: A Sociological Crucible; A Strange Affliction; A Conspiracy of Witches; Theories Focusing on Biological Agents; War and Witch Hunts: The Case of Salem and Essex County; The Salem Panic as a Perfect Storm; Notes; CHAPTER EIGHT
- Modern "Witch Hunts"; More Than a Metaphor?; McCarthyism: Real Enemies or a Witch Hunt?; The Hunt for Witches in Preschools; The Disease-War Model: Does It Apply?; Modern Violence against Witches; Final Comments; References; Index.