An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
26. Witches
February 25, 2021
Description
Books Referenced
Author: Susanna Lipscomb
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Introduced as one of Susanna Lipscomb's award-winning books on early modern history, described as being about women, sex and marriage in Reformation Languedoc
Author: Susanna Lipscomb
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Described as Susanna Lipscomb's recently published book, relevant to the discussion topic of witchcraft
Author: Robin Briggs
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Referenced as having studied witchcraft trials in Lorraine; later mentioned as having done 'really good work on examining the details of neighbourhood accusations'
Author: Lyndall Roper
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Described as having written 'that great book about witchcraft in Germany' and having done 'interesting work' on witches' fantasies about meeting the devil
Author: Heinrich Kramer
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Explicitly called 'the famous book' written by a German-Dominican monk, discussed as elevating witchcraft to heresy and being 'a particularly misogynistic text'
Author: R.A. Moore
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Referenced for describing the Middle Ages as 'a persecuting society' in discussing the medieval approach to heresy
Author: Keith Thomas
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Referenced alongside Alan McFarlane for developing the concept of 'refusal guilt syndrome' as a classic scenario in witchcraft accusations
Author: Alan McFarlane
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Referenced alongside Keith Thomas for developing the concept of 'refusal guilt syndrome' as a classic scenario in witchcraft accusations
Author: James VI of Scotland (James I of England)
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Explicitly described as a book written in 1597 'in which he had given people instructions on how to find witches'
Author: Glyn Parry
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Referenced as having written about John Dee and Elizabeth I's interest in alchemy
Author: John Ronson
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Referenced as having written about large-scale online shaming, in the context of discussing modern parallels to witch hunts
Author: DK Publishing
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Susanna Lipscomb mentions writing a forward for this book, which 'looks at witchcraft beliefs across the world throughout time'