num_pages: 164
description: In fifteenth-century Germany, women were singled out as witches for the first time in history; this book explores why. Sigrid Brauner examines the connections among three central developments in early modern Germany: a shift in gender roles for women; the rise of a new urban ideal of femininity; and the witch hunts that swept across Europe from 1435 to 1750.
language: English
title: Fearless Wives and Frightened Shrews: The Construction of the Witch in Early Modern Germany
titlecomplete: Fearless Wives and Frightened Shrews: The Construction of the Witch in Early Modern Germany
genres: History
ratings_count: 24
publisher: University of Massachusetts Press