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| Datum: | 2012 |
| Titel: | To Converse with the Devil? Speech, Sexuality, and Witchcraft in Early Modern Scotland |
| Autor*in: | Dye, Sierra Rose |
| Beschreibung: | In early modern Scotland, thousands of people were accused and tried for the crime of witchcraft, many of whom were women. This paper examines the particular qualities associated with witches in Scottish belief – specifically speech and sexuality – in order to better understand how and why the witch hunts occurred. This research suggests that the growing emphasis on the words of witches during this period was a reflection of a mounting concern over the power and control of speech in early modern society. In looking at witchcraft as a speech crime, it is possible to explain not only why accused witches were more frequently women, but also how the persecution of individuals – both male and female – functioned to ensure that local and state authorities maintained a monopoly on powerful speech. |
| URI: | https://www.amad.org/jspui/handle/123456789/108960 |
| Quelle: | https://www.irss.uoguelph.ca/index.php/irss/article/view/1950 https://doi.org/10.21083/irss.v37i0.1950 |
| AMAD ID: | 617075 |
| Enthalten in den Sammlungen: | BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine) General history of Europe |
