Urban Magic in Early Modern Spain [electronic resource] : Abracadabra Omnipotens /
Tausiet, M.author.
Drawing on the graphic and revealing evidence recorded by the different courts in early modern Saragossa, this book captures the spirit of an age when religious faith vied for people's hearts and minds with centuries-old beliefs in witchcraft and superstition.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Note to the English Edition; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Prologue: Abracadabra Omnipotens; 1 The Judicial Backdrop: Saragossa and the Three Justice Systems; 2 Magic Circles and Enchanted Treasures; 3 Magic for Love or Subjugation; 4 Saludadores and Witch-Finders; 5 The City as Refuge; 6 Rural versus Urban Magic; Epilogue: In Times of Plague; Notes; Saragossa in the Early Modern Period: Locations of the Places Mentioned in the Text; Tables; Select Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Drawing on the graphic and revealing evidence recorded by the different courts in early modern Saragossa, this book captures the spirit of an age when religious faith vied for people's hearts and minds with centuries-old beliefs in witchcraft and superstition.
Europe-History.
History, Modern.
Religion-History.
Social history.
Europe-History-1492-.
Religions.
European History.
Modern History.
History of Religion.
Social History.
History of Early Modern Europe.
Comparative Religion.