Eradicating the Devil's Minions: Anabaptists and Witches in Reformation Europe, 1535-1600

by Gary K. Waite

As a religious sect, the Anabaptists were seen to practice unusual rituals and follow an eccentric set of beliefs. One story, for instance, purports that an Anabaptist prophet, claiming to have visited heaven, persuaded his followers to run naked through the streets of Amsterdam. Eradicating the Devil's Minions investigates these beliefs in the context of Reformation Europe, a time in which persecution, religious intolerance, and witch-hunting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442610328
• ISBN13: 9781442610323
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher