Johann Wier debating the devil and witches in early modern Europe / Michaela Valente ; translated by Theresa Federici.
| Author/creator | Valente, Michaela, 1972- |
| Other author | Oliver-Federici, Theresa. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2022] |
| Description | 263 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Johann Wier : agli albori della critica razionale dell'occulto e del demoniaco nell'Europa del Cinquecento. English |
| Series | Renaissance history, art and culture Renaissance history, art and culture. |
| Abstract | "This book deals with a fascinating and original claim in 16th-century Europe. Witches should be cured, not executed. It was the physician and scholar Johann Wier (1515-1588) who challenged the dominant idea. For his defense of witches, more than three centuries later, Sigmund Freud chose to put Wier's work among the ten books to be read. According to Wier, Satan seduced witches, thus they did not deserve to be executed, but they must be cured for their melancholy. When the witch hunt was rising, Wier was the first to use some of the arguments adopted in the emerging debate on religious tolerance in defence of witches. This is the first overall study of Wier which offers an innovative view of his thought by highlighting Wier's sources and his attempts to involve theologians, physicians, and philosophers in his fight against cruel witch hunts. This book situates and explains his claim as a result of a moral and religious path as well as the outcome of his medical experience. The book aims to provide an insightful examination of Wier's works to read his pleas emphasizing the duty of every good Christian to not abandon anyone who strays from the flock of Christ. For these reasons, Wier was overwhelmed by bitter confutations, such as those of Jean Bodin, but he was also celebrated for his outstanding and prolific heritage for debating religious tolerance."--Provided by publisher. |
| General note | "This publication is a revised translation of Michaela Valente Johann Wier : agli albori della critica razionale dell'occulto e del demoniaco nell'Europa del Cinquecento, Florence: Leo S. Olschki, 2003"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages [213]-257) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9789462988729 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9462988722 hardcover |
| ISBN | (electronic bk.) |
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