Cautio Criminalis, or a Book on Witch Trials
(Part of the Studies in Early Modern German History Series)
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In 1631, at the epicenter of the worst excesses of the European witch-hunts, Friedrich Spee, a Jesuit priest, published the Cautio Criminalis, a book speaking out against the trials that were sending thousands of innocent people to gruesome deaths. Spee, who had himself ministered to women accused of witchcraft in Germany, had witnessed firsthand the twisted logic and brutal torture used by judges and inquisitors. Combined, these harsh prosecutorial...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0813921821
ISBN13:9780813921822
Release Date:June 2003
Publisher:University of Virginia Press
Length:233 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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