Last Witch of Langenburg Murder in a German Village

Name: Last Witch of Langenburg Murder in a German Village
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ISBN: 9780393065510

ISBN-10: 0393065510

ISBN-13: 9780393065510

Edition: 2009

Authors: Thomas Robisheaux

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A young mother dies in agony. Was it a natural death, murder--or witchcraft? On the night of the festive holiday of Shrove Tuesday in 1672 Anna Fessler died after eating one of her neighbor's buttery cakes. Could it have been poisoned? Drawing on vivid court documents, eyewitness accounts, and an early autopsy report, historian Thomas Robisheaux brings the story to life. Exploring one of Europe's last witch panics, he unravels why neighbors and the court magistrates became convinced that Fessler's neighbor Anna Schmieg was a witch--one of several in the area--ensnared by the devil. Once arrested, Schmieg, the wife of the local miller, and her daughter were caught up in a high-stakes drama…

Book details

List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/16/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 432
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.320
Language: English

Thomas Robisheaux, a professor of history at Duke University, is the author of Rural Society and the Search for Order in Early Modern Germany. He lives in Durham, North Carolina.