The Trial of Tempel Anneke

Download or read book The Trial of Tempel Anneke written by Peter A. Morton and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2017-01-16 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Trial of Tempel Anneke examines documents from an early modern European witchcraft trial with the pedagogical goal of allowing students to interact directly with primary sources. A brief historiographical essay has been added, along with eleven civic records, including regulations about sorcery, Tempel Anneke's marital agreement, and court salaries, which provide an even clearer picture of life in seventeenth-century Europe. Maps of Harxbüttel and the Holy Roman Empire and lists of key players enable easy reference.