Marks of an absolute witch evidentiary dilemmas in early modern England / Orna Alyagon Darr.

Author/creator Darr, Orna Alyagon
Format Electronic
Publication InfoFarnham, Surrey ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate Pub.,
Descriptionviii, 326 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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Contents Pre-trial procedure -- Trial procedure -- Circumstantial evidence -- Ritual acts and artefacts of witchcraft -- The devil's mark -- Imps -- The swimming test -- Scratching -- Supernatural evidentiary techniques as experiments -- Judicial assessment of narratives and statements -- Searching for reliable testimony -- Confession.
General noteBased on author's thesis (doctoral - Universiṭat Ḥefah, Haifa, Israel, 2006) issued under title: The dilemma of the serious-but-hard-to-prove crime to witchcraft in early modern England (1542-1736).
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [279]-317) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011015949
ISBN9780754669876 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0754669874 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9781409430247 (ebk.)
ISBN1409430243 (ebk.)