The Demonic and Witchcraft

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In fifteenth-century Europe treatises appeared linking heretics, demons, and witches, and they outlined what would become the foundation of fears about a conspiracy between witches and demons that drove theologians and jurists in early modern Europe into witch hunting. In this literature, witches became foot-soldiers in a demonic army, injuring true believers and themselves being damned, a situation which doubly benefitted demons. Yet the connection between witches and demons was not as clear as such literature suggested, and this chapter echoes recent research that demonstrates the bond between demons and witches was more commonly part of learned treatises than vernacular culture. Focusing on four case studies, it explores how theoretical models for the connection between witches and demons played out in actual trials and what benefits demons were assumed to gain from working with human agents.

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A Companion to the Devil and Demons, c.1100â1750

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ISBN:: 9789004536449

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- Religious Studies
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Front Matter

Part 1 The Medieval Intellectual Foundation

Part 2 Demons of the Confessional Era

Part 3 Interpreting Demons in Daily Life

Part 4 Demons, Witchcraft, and Science

Part 5 Depicting Demons

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