Witchcraft in Russia and Ukraine, 1000-1900 : a sourcebook

Witchcraft in Russia and Ukraine, 1000-1900 : a sourcebook /

"This book provides the first systematic overview of witchcraft laws and trials in Russia and Ukraine, combining scholarly commentary with primary source materials translated from Polish, Russian, and Ukrainian, most of which have never before been published" --

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Other Authors: Kivelson, Valerie A. (Valerie Ann) (Editor), Worobec, Christine D., 1955- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca [New York] : Northern Illinois University Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2020
Series:NIU series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian studies.
Subjects:
Witchcraft > Russia > History.
Witchcraft > Ukraine > History.
Magic > Russia > History.
Magic > Ukraine > History.
Witchcraft > Law and legislation > Russia.
Witchcraft > Law and legislation > Ukraine.
Electronic books.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Historical Evolution, Law, and Prosecution
  • Witchcraft and Politics in Muscovy and the Hetmanate
  • Laws and Guidelines Concerning the Prosecution of Witchcraft, Late Twelfth Century to
  • Witchcraft Trials' Processes (Charges and Counter-Charges) and Extra-Legal Prosecution of Witchcraft: Complete Records
  • Healing and Harming
  • Sex/Love/Anti-Love Magic
  • Power Relations and Hierarchy
  • Possession
  • Satanic Pacts/Diabolism
  • Orality/Literacy
  • Specialists in Magic.

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