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131-085 Witches and Witch Hunting in European Societies | |
Note | Formerly available as 131-445. Students who have completed 131-445 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Availability | 2nd and 3rd year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
Coordinator | Mr C Zika |
Prerequisites | Usually 25 points of first year History, see Prerequisites. |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 1.5-hour lecture/workshop and a 1-hour tutorial per week |
Subject Description | A study of beliefs about witches and witchcraft, and the social, political, legal and cultural changes which led to witch trials and witch-hunts in western Europe and New England between the late middle ages and the end of the seventeenth century. The subject will focus on the transformation of popular sorcery and magic into the heresy and crime of witchcraft, the social dynamics of trials, regional variations throughout Europe, and the role of gender and sexuality in the creation of panics. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 4000 words. 10% class participation. |
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