{"product_id":"ukrainian-witchcraft-trials-volhynia-podolia-and-ruthenia-17th-18th-centuries-9789633867068","title":"Ukrainian Witchcraft Trials: Volhynia, Podolia,","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on quantitative data drawn from a range of trials Kateryna Dysa first describes the ideological background of the tribunals based on works written by priests and theologians that reflect attitudes toward the devil and witches. The main focus of her work, however, is the process leading to witchcraft accusations. From the stories of participants of the trials she shows what led people to enunciate first suspicions then accusations of witchcraft. Finally, she presents a microhistory from one Volhynian village, comparing attitudes toward two “female crimes” in the Ukrainian courts. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe study is based on archival research including witch trials transcripts. Dysa approaches the trials as indications of belief and practice, attempting to understand the actors involved rather than dismiss or condemn them. She takes care to situate early modern Ukrainian witchcraft and its accompanying trials in a broader European context, with comparisons to some African cases as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Dysa’s book is a well-constructed and very inspirational elaboration on the Ukrainian witch trials. The number of discovered and examined sources is impressive (almost 120 as yet unpublished and mostly unknown manuscripts, not to mention the published sources), as are her close examinations of the discussed trials. Given that the \u003cem\u003eUkrainian Witchcraft Trials\u003c\/em\u003e is the first vast elaboration of the issue published in English, it will certainly serve for a long time as the main reference to witch trials in the Orthodox world.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Łukasz Hajdrych * Acta Poloniae Historica *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. Constructing the Ukrainian Witchcraft Trial\u003cbr\u003e Legal Foundations\u003cbr\u003e The Queen of Evidence: The Use of Torture and the Figure of the Executioner\u003cbr\u003e In the Realm of Gossip: The Role of Everyday Communication in the Legal Process\u003cbr\u003e Actors of the Witchcraft Trials\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. Ukrainian Orthodox Demonology: The Learned Elite and Perceptions of the Devil and Witches\u003cbr\u003e Iconography of the Devil, Demons, and Witches\u003cbr\u003e The Demonic in Ukrainian Orthodox Writings\u003cbr\u003e Specificities of Demonic Possession and Exorcism\u003cbr\u003e The Pact with the Devil\u003cbr\u003e Demonization of Neighbors, Opponents, and Enemies\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. Beyond the Trials, or the Anatomy of Witchcraft Accusations\u003cbr\u003e “Peaceful” Coexistence\u003cbr\u003e Family and Witchcraft\u003cbr\u003e Inheritance of Witchcraft within the Family\u003cbr\u003e Accusations within the Family\u003cbr\u003e Family Support\u003cbr\u003e Rivalry and Bewitchment\u003cbr\u003e Dangerous Proximity: Master-Servant Relationships\u003cbr\u003e Bewitching a Master: Trials about the Bewitchment of Social Superiors\u003cbr\u003e Demonstration of Loyalty to a Master in Witchcraft Cases\u003cbr\u003e Subtle Love Matters\u003cbr\u003e Witchcraft and Medicine: Power to Take away and Restore Health\u003cbr\u003e Bewitching Animals, Spoiling Harvests\u003cbr\u003e Magic Practitioners and Actual Magic Practices\u003cbr\u003e Local Magic Practitioners\u003cbr\u003e Amateur Magic Practices\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. A Case of Witchcraft and Infanticide in Szczurowczyky\u003cbr\u003e Infanticide in Szczurowczyky: Iewka Stanorycha\u003cbr\u003e A Witchcraft practitioner: Orzyszka Liczmanicha\u003cbr\u003e Night Flights and Coven\u003cbr\u003e Verdicts\u003cbr\u003e Further Romanticization, Forgetting, and Resurrection of Ukrainian Witches: An Afterword\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Central European University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51047193248087,"sku":"9789633867068","price":41.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9789633867068.jpg?v=1750970619","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ukrainian-witchcraft-trials-volhynia-podolia-and-ruthenia-17th-18th-centuries-9789633867068","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}