Witchcraft and the Papacy - An Account Drawing on the Formerly Secret Records of the Roman Inquisition - Paperback - 2010

Based on newly available materials, this traces the role of the papacy in witchcraft prosecutions from medieval times to the eighteenth century. Decker contends that the post-medieval papacy played a restraining role at the height of the witch-hunting fre
Year of publication: 2010
Pagination: 280 pages, 14 figures, 2 maps, 2 tables
Format: Paperback
Serie: Studies in Early Modern German History