Last Witch of Langenburg Murder in a German Village

Name: Last Witch of Langenburg Murder in a German Village
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ISBN: 9780393349689

ISBN-10: 0393349683

ISBN-13: 9780393349689

Edition: N/A

Authors: Thomas Robisheaux

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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 that led to charges of sorcery and witchcraft against the entire family.…

Book details

List price: $27.95
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/16/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 430
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.99" long
Weight: 1.738
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.