Strange Histories The Trial of the Pig, the Walking Dead, and Other Matters of Fact from the Medieval and Renaissance Worlds

Name: Strange Histories The Trial of the Pig, the Walking Dead, and Other Matters of Fact from the Medieval and Renaissance Worlds
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ISBN: 9780415404921

ISBN-10: 0415404924

ISBN-13: 9780415404921

Edition: 2005

Authors: Darren Oldridge

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Did you know that insects could be tried for criminal acts in pre-industrial Europe, that the dead could be executed, that statues could be subjected to public humiliation, or that it was widely accepted that corpses could return to life? What made reasonable, educated men and women behave in ways that seem utterly nonsensical to us today?Strange Historiespresents for the first time a serious account of some of the most extraordinary occurrences of European history. Throughout the ages, people have held ideas and events have taken place which have baffled later societies. Religious disbelievers were thought deserving of death, insects were occasionally excommunicated, studying the biology…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 12/12/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.638



List of plates


Preface



Introduction: Strange Worlds



Angels on a Pinhead



They Hang Horses, Don't They?



The Roaming Dead



"A Shipwreck of Souls": Understanding Witchcraft



Werewolves and Flying Witches



Raptures and Forbidden Words



Suffering Saints



The Case for Killing Heretics



Conclusion: "The Edge of Wonder"


Notes


Index