Oskarżenia i procesy o czary w Koźminie w XVII-XVIII wieku
Accusations of witchcraft and witch trials in Koźmin in the 17th-18th centuries
Author(s): Jacek WijaczkaSubject(s): History, Cultural history, Gender history, Modern Age, 17th Century, 18th Century
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: witch trials; early modern period; Great Poland; pact with the devil; Catholicism; towns and boroughs; relations between neighbours;
Summary/Abstract: The topic of witchcraft beliefs and witch trials related to them does not inspire much interest in Polish historiography. Polish historians do not appreciate the role played by the problem in everyday life of inhabitants of villages, towns and boroughs, and how it influenced interpersonal relations. Burning stakes do not fit the image of “the state without stakes”, as Poland is often called. This paper is a contribution to the history of witch trials in Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth of the early modern period.
Journal: Roczniki Historyczne
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 82
- Page Range: 197-219
- Page Count: 23
- Language: Polish