The Devil's Art: Divination and Discipline in Early Modern Germany
(Part of the Studies in Early Modern German History Series)
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In early modern Germany, soothsayers known as wise women and men roamed the countryside. Fixtures of village life, they identified thieves and witches, read palms, and cast horoscopes. German villagers regularly consulted these fortune-tellers and practiced divination in their everyday lives. Jason Phillip Coy brings their enchanted world to life by examining theological discourse alongside archival records of prosecution for popular divination...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0813944074
ISBN13:9780813944074
Release Date:June 2020
Publisher:University of Virginia Press
Length:192 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.5" x 9.2"
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