Author

Publication

2007-07-28 - University of Toronto Press

Language

English

Word Count

96,000 words, Guess

Page Count

384 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL11208312M
  • ISBN-139780802091550
  • ISBN-100802091555
  • OCLC Control Number77549134
  • Goodreads1042269

Classifications

  • LCCBX4930 .W35 2007

Description

"Focusing primarily on the Habsburg-controlled regions of Europe, Gary K. Waite argues that the persecution of Anabaptists did not go hand in hand with the outbreak of witch-hunts in the mid-sixteenth century. Rather, distrust of Anabaptists predated the first major witch panic of 1562-3, and Waite suggests that the virulent propaganda against Anabaptist heretics helped convince governments of the existence of a diabolical threat. Although Anabaptists rejected religious magic, they were consistently demonized by Catholic and Lutheran polemicists." "Eradicating the Devil's Minions is an investigation into the roots of religious intolerance in Reformation Europe, and a unique examination of mass hysteria and social extremism."--Jacket.

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Other Editions

  • Eradicating the Devils Minions: Anabaptists and Witches in Reformation Europe, 15351600HardcoverUniversity of Toronto Press2007-07-28

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