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Whores of the Devil: Witch-Hunts and Witch-Trials
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Author
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Erik Durschmied.
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Publisher
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History Press
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Format
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paperback
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Product Dimensions
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7.75
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4.6
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ISBN
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9780752456461
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Pages/Publication Date
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313/2010
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Daedalus Item Code
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23177
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Description
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"Women who achieve power by their conviction and talent in domains ordinarily reserved for men have always been considered a menace," avers Erik Durschmied in his opening chapter, explaining how Saint Joan of Arc was paradoxically condemned as a witch. Durschmied examines such witch-hunting entities as the Inquisition and events like the Salem trials to demonstrate that their hunters are often inspired by ambition, greed, and vindictiveness—a type of persecution he finds to be a universal component of humanity—and introduces us to figures from Johann Faust and Martin Luther to Heinrich Himmler, who discovered that one of his ancestors was reputed to be a witch.
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