The Witch In The Western Imagination (richard Lectures)
by Lyndal Roper /
2012 / English / EPUB
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In an exciting new approach to witchcraft studies,
In an exciting new approach to witchcraft studies,The Witch
in the Western Imagination
The Witch
in the Western Imagination examines the visual representation
of witches in early modern Europe. With vibrant and lucid prose,
Lyndal Roper moves away from the typical witchcraft studies on
trials, beliefs, and communal dynamics and instead considers the
witch as a symbolic and malleable figure through a broad sweep of
topics and time periods.
examines the visual representation
of witches in early modern Europe. With vibrant and lucid prose,
Lyndal Roper moves away from the typical witchcraft studies on
trials, beliefs, and communal dynamics and instead considers the
witch as a symbolic and malleable figure through a broad sweep of
topics and time periods.
Employing a wide selection of archival, literary, and visual
materials, Roper presents a series of thematic studies that range
from the role of emotions in Renaissance culture to demonology as
entertainment, and from witchcraft as female embodiment to the
clash of cultures on the brink of the Enlightenment. Rather than
providing a vast synthesis or survey, this book is questioning
and exploratory in nature and illuminates our understanding of
the mental and psychic worlds of people in premodern Europe.
Employing a wide selection of archival, literary, and visual
materials, Roper presents a series of thematic studies that range
from the role of emotions in Renaissance culture to demonology as
entertainment, and from witchcraft as female embodiment to the
clash of cultures on the brink of the Enlightenment. Rather than
providing a vast synthesis or survey, this book is questioning
and exploratory in nature and illuminates our understanding of
the mental and psychic worlds of people in premodern Europe.
Roper’s spectrum of theoretical interests will engage readers
interested in cultural history, psychoanalytic theory, feminist
theory, art history, and early modern European studies. These
essays, three of which appear here for the first time in print,
are complemented by more than forty images, from iconic paintings
to marginal drawings on murals or picture frames. In her unique
focus on the imagery of witchcraft, Lyndal Roper has succeeded in
adding a compelling new dimension to the study of witchcraft in
early modern Europe.
Roper’s spectrum of theoretical interests will engage readers
interested in cultural history, psychoanalytic theory, feminist
theory, art history, and early modern European studies. These
essays, three of which appear here for the first time in print,
are complemented by more than forty images, from iconic paintings
to marginal drawings on murals or picture frames. In her unique
focus on the imagery of witchcraft, Lyndal Roper has succeeded in
adding a compelling new dimension to the study of witchcraft in
early modern Europe.