The bewitching of Anne Gunter : a horrible and true story of deception, witchcraft, murder, and the King of England / James Sharpe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sharpe, J. A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gunter, Anne, active 16th century-17th century.

Gunter, Anne.

James I, King of England, 1566-1625.

James.

Witchcraft--England--History.

Witchcraft.

Trials (Witchcraft)--England--History.

Trials (Witchcraft).

Great Britain--History--James I, 1603-1625.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

First Routledge hardback edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1604, 20-year-old Anne Gunter was bewitched: she foamed at the mouth, contorted wildly in her bedchamber, went into trances. Her garters and bodices were perpetually unlacing themselves. Her signature symptom was to vomit pins and ""she voided some pins downwards as well by her water or otherwise.."" Popular history at its best, ""The Bewitching of Anne Gunter"" opens a fascinating window onto the past. It's a tale of controlling fathers, willful daughters, nosy neighbors, power relations between peasants and gentry, and village life in early-modern Europe. Above all it's an original and

Contents:

The BEWITCHING of ANNE GUNTER A horrible and true story of deception, witchcraft, murder, and the King of England; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Anne's Story; Chapter 2 Some Unexpected Consequences of a Football Match; Chapter 3 Many Strange Tortures; Chapter 4 Witchcraft; Chapter 5 The Oxford Connection; Chapter 6 The Witch-trial at A bingdon; Chapter 7 Demonic Possession and the Politics of Exorcism; Chapter 8 Anne Meets the King; Chapter 9 Loose Ends, Tied and Untied; Notes and References; Index

Notes:

First published in Great Britain in 1999 by Profile Books.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-230) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-05606-8

1-283-84625-X

1-136-05598-3

0-203-61369-4

9780203613696

OCLC:

821174081