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"Evil People"

A Comparative Study of Witch Hunts in Swabian Austria and the Electorate of Trier

By: Johannes Dillinger

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"Evil People"

A Comparative Study of Witch Hunts in Swabian Austria and the Electorate of Trier

By: Johannes Dillinger

Inspired by recent efforts to understand the dynamics of the early modern witch hunt, Johannes Dillinger has produced a powerful synthesis based on careful comparisons. Narrowing his focus to two specific regions—Swabian Austria and the Electorate of Trier—he provides a nuanced explanation of how the tensions between state power and communalism determined the course of witch hunts that claimed over 1,300 lives in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Germany. Dillinger finds that, far from representing the centralizing aggression of emerging early states against local cultures, witch hunts were almost always driven by members of the middling and lower classes in cities and villages, and they were stopped only when early modern states acquired the power to control their localities. Situating his study in the context of a pervasive magical worldview that embraced both orthodox Christianity and folk belief, Dillinger shows that, in some cases, witch trials themselves were used as magical instruments, designed to avert threats of impending divine wrath. "Evil People" describes a two-century evolution in which witch hunters who liberally bestowed the label "evil people" on others turned into modern images of evil themselves. In the original German, "Evil People" won the Friedrich Spee Award as an outstanding contribution to the history of witchcraft.

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University of Virginia Press

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0813928389

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"Evil People"

A Comparative Study of Witch Hunts in Swabian Austria and the Electorate of Trier

By: Johannes Dillinger

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A Comparative Study of Witch Hunts in Swabian Austria and the Electorate of Trier

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Magical Treasure Hunting in Europe and North America

A History

By: J. Dillinger

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Magical Treasure Hunting in Europe and North America

A History

By: J. Dillinger

The first comprehensive history of magical treasure hunting from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, revealing a magical universe of treasure spirits, and wizards who tried to deal with them. Combining history and anthropology, this study sees treasure hunting as an expression of shifting economic mentalities and changing ideas about history.

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Palgrave Macmillan

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0230000045

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9780230000049

American Police Dilemma

Protectors Or Enforcers?

By: Johannes Spreen

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American Police Dilemma

Protectors Or Enforcers?

By: Johannes Spreen

Commissioner Johannes Spreen was a police officer extraordinary; a man who helped restructure and develop New York City Police Academy training leading to a college program, a 'West Point' for officers, now John Jay College for Criminal Justice. Johannes Spreen is a man of enthusiasm, indeed a prophet; always ahead of his time and brought his talent to Detroit as Police Commissioner and later Sheriff of Oakland County." Rudolph P. Blaum, Retired Captain, New York City Police Department, John Jay College, former president American Education Association. This book describes how policing has gradually emphasized law enforcement over the protection of people. It is a compelling book by an innovative and gifted top cop who presents a convincing case for community-oriented policing. This story of policing urban America over several decades covers politics, crime control, leadership, mental and physical conditioning, morals, and rivalries that reduce effectiveness. Besides being a role model for youth, police officers, administrators and policy analysts, Commissioner Spreen used wit and literary brilliance to describe his career and these issues through charming letters to his daughter.

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iUniverse

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0595269826

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9780595269822

Ancient Christian Writers - The Works of the Fathers in Translation - St Gregory the Great: Pastoral Care

By: Johannes Quasten

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Ancient Christian Writers - The Works of the Fathers in Translation - St Gregory the Great: Pastoral Care

By: Johannes Quasten

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

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Read Books Ltd

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1447496884

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9781447496885

The Forefathers of Terrorism

Violent Crime in Politics, 1300-1800

By: Johannes Dillinger

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The Forefathers of Terrorism

Violent Crime in Politics, 1300-1800

By: Johannes Dillinger

The Forefathers of Terrorism investigates the beginnings of organized political crime. Ever since the beginnings of the modern state in the late Middle Ages, the state has been challenged by terrorist violence. This book explores the origins and development of two essential forms of terrorism, the assassination of rulers and attacks on the civilian population, explaining how the fight against political crime helped to shape the modern state itself. From the 13th century onward, the seemingly modern crime of terrorism featured under various guises in the legal traditions of Britain and Continental Europe, including High Treason, Conspiracy and Laesae Majestatis. In a series of cases studies the book discusses failed and successful assassinations of early modern rulers, including Elizabeth I, Cromwell, George III, Henry IV and Louis XV of France, and attacks on the civilian population, such as mass poisoning and arson. Via these studies, Johannes Dillinger demonstrates that the fear of terrorist violence is as old as the Western state itself.

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Bloomsbury Academic

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1441195386

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Book's by Johannes Dillinger

"Evil People"

"Evil People"

"Evil People"

"Evil People"

Magical Treasure Hunting in Europe and North America

Magical Treasure Hunting in Europe and North America

American Police Dilemma

American Police Dilemma

Ancient Christian Writers - The Works of the Fathers in Translation - St Gregory the Great: Pastoral Care

Ancient Christian Writers - The Works of the Fathers in Translation - St Gregory the Great: Pastoral Care

The Forefathers of Terrorism

The Forefathers of Terrorism

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