Demons of Urban Reform: Early European Witch Trials and Criminal Justice, 1430-1530

by Laura Stokes and Laura Patricia Stokes

Book Overview

A comparative analysis of early witch trials in Lucerne, Nuremberg and Basel, within the context of criminal justice and social control. The case of Lucerne presents a fascinating interplay between witch trials and a transformation in the city's criminal procedure on one hand, and between witchcraft fears and social control on the other.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349541052
• ISBN13: 9781349541058
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"