{"product_id":"the-crime-of-crimes-demonology-and-politics-in-france-1560-1620-paperback","title":"The Crime of Crimes: Demonology and Politics in France, 1560-1620 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan L. Pearl\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e One of the most intriguing, and disturbing, aspects of history is that most people in early modern Europe believed in the reality and dangers of witchcraft. Most historians have described the witchcraft phenomenon as one of tremendous violence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e In France, dozens of books, pamphlets and tracts, depicting witchcraft as the most horrible of crimes, were published and widely distributed. In his book, \u003ci\u003eThe Crime of Crimes: Demonology and Politics in France, 1560-1620\u003c\/i\u003e, however, Jonathan Pearl shows that France carried out relatively few executions for witchcraft. Through careful research he shows that a zealous Catholic faction identified the Protestant rebels as traitors and heretics in league with the devil and clamoured for the political and legal establishment to exterminate these enemies of humanity. But the courts were dominated by moderate Catholics whose political views were in sharp contrast to those of the zealots and, as a result, the demonologists failed to ignite a major witch-craze in France. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Very few studies have taken such a careful and penetrating look at demonology in France. \u003ci\u003eThe Crime of Crimes: Demonology and Politics in France, 1560-1620\u003c\/i\u003e sheds new light on an important period in the history of witchcraft and will be welcomed by scholars and laypersons alike. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 188\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 18, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51801556123936,"sku":"9781554585694","price":83.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/13791e4bc5e68972ba238a22940d2a65.webp?v=1780840603","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-crime-of-crimes-demonology-and-politics-in-france-1560-1620-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}