Strange histories : the trial of the pig, the walking dead, and other matters of fact from the medieval and Renaissance worlds
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Bibliographic Information
Strange histories : the trial of the pig, the walking dead, and other matters of fact from the medieval and Renaissance worlds
Routledge, 2018 [i.e. 2017]
2nd ed
- : hbk
- : pbk
Available at 2 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
"First edition published by Routledge 2004"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Strange Histories is an exploration of some of the most extraordinary beliefs that existed in the late Middle Ages through to the end of the seventeenth century. Presenting serious accounts of the appearance of angels and demons, sea monsters and dragons within European and North American history, this book moves away from "present-centred thinking" and instead places such events firmly within their social and cultural context. By doing so, it offers a new way of understanding the world in which dragons and witches were fact rather than fiction, and presents these riveting phenomena as part of an entirely rational thought process for the time in which they existed.
This new edition has been fully updated in light of recent research. It contains a new guide to further reading as well as a selection of pictures that bring its themes to life. From ghosts to witches, to pigs on trial for murder, the book uses a range of different case studies to provide fascinating insights into the world-view of a vanished age. It is essential reading for all students of early modern history.
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Table of Contents
- Figures
- Preface to the second edition
- Introduction: strange worlds
- Angels on a pinhead
- They hang horses, don't they?
- The roaming dead
- "A shipwreck of souls": understanding witchcraft
- Werewolves and flying witches
- Raptures and forbidden words
- Suffering saints
- The case for killing heretics
- Conclusion: the edge of wonder
- Further reading
- Index
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