Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1 History and historiography Wier and the witch-hunts
- 2 Wier’s early years and apprenticeship (1515–1557)
- 3 Inside the labyrinth of spells The origin and development of the De Praestigiis Daemonum (1557–1568)
- 4 Between magic and science
- 5 Vince te ipsum Towards the twilight: from 1569 to 1588
- 6 Demons, sorcerers, and witches
- 7 Scepticism and toleration
- 8 Reading and refuting Wier
- Conclusion
- Bibliography (primary sources)
- Bibliography (secondary sources)
- Index
Bibliography (primary sources)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 May 2022
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1 History and historiography Wier and the witch-hunts
- 2 Wier’s early years and apprenticeship (1515–1557)
- 3 Inside the labyrinth of spells The origin and development of the De Praestigiis Daemonum (1557–1568)
- 4 Between magic and science
- 5 Vince te ipsum Towards the twilight: from 1569 to 1588
- 6 Demons, sorcerers, and witches
- 7 Scepticism and toleration
- 8 Reading and refuting Wier
- Conclusion
- Bibliography (primary sources)
- Bibliography (secondary sources)
- Index
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- Chapter
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- Johann WierDebating the Devil and Witches in Early Modern Europe, pp. 213 - 220Publisher: Amsterdam University PressPrint publication year: 2022