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Witchcraft in Russia and Ukraine, 1000-1900 : a sourcebook / edited by Valerie A. Kivelson and Christine D. Worobec. - Ithaca [New York] : Northern Illinois University Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, (c)2020. - 1 online resource (xxx, 506 pages) - NIU series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian studies .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Historical Evolution, Law, and Prosecution -- Witchcraft and Politics in Muscovy and the Hetmanate -- Laws and Guidelines Concerning the Prosecution of Witchcraft, Late Twelfth Century to -- Witchcraft Trials' Processes (Charges and Counter-Charges) and Extra-Legal Prosecution of Witchcraft: Complete Records -- Healing and Harming -- Sex/Love/Anti-Love Magic -- Power Relations and Hierarchy -- Possession -- Satanic Pacts/Diabolism -- Orality/Literacy -- Specialists in Magic.

"This book provides the first systematic overview of witchcraft laws and trials in Russia and Ukraine, combining scholarly commentary with primary source materials translated from Polish, Russian, and Ukrainian, most of which have never before been published" --



ISBN: 9781501750670

LCCN: 2019054364

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Witchcraft--History.--Russia
Witchcraft--History.--Ukraine
Magic--History.--Russia
Magic--History.--Ukraine
Witchcraft--Law and legislation--Russia.
Witchcraft--Law and legislation--Ukraine.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic Books.

LC Class. No.: BF1584 / .W583 2020