Ghosts, Witches and Portents in Early Modern Europe - Semester 2
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A collection of seminar sheets with bibliographies and topic summaries prepared for the Special Subject module: Ghosts, Witches and Portents in Early Modern Europe. This module ran at the Department of History, University of Sheffield.
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| Added On: | 20 Jan 2010 13:38 |
| Creators: | Matt Phillpott |
| Tags: | ukoer, history, seminar, ghosts, witches, portents, early modern, europe |
| Languages: | English |
| Permissions: | World |
| Link: | http://humbox.ac.uk/1551/ |
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Added On: 19 Jan 2010 14:01
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Tags: Ukoer, Oerhist, History, Seminar, Ghosts, Witches, Portents, Early Modern, Europe, Demonic Possession, Pope, CatholicGhosts, Witches and Portents in Early Modern Europe: Seminar 2.1: Demonic Possession and Popish Impostures
This seminar examines the idea of Demonic possession in early-modern European thought.
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Languages: English
Tags: Ukoer, Oerhist, History, Seminar, Ghosts, Witches, Portents, Early Modern, Europe, Exorcism, Rituals, Religious Controversy, Protestant, Catholic, PamphletsGhosts, Witches and Portents in Early Modern Europe: Seminar 2.2: Rituals and Religious Controversy - Exorcism
A seminar examining the role of exorcism in Elizabethan protestant circles, and how the idea fitted uncomfortably in the revised religion.
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Added On: 19 Jan 2010 14:13
Languages: English
Tags: Ukoer, Oerhist, History, Seminar, Ghosts, Witches, Portents, Early Modern, Europe, Witchcraft, GlanvillGhosts, Witches and Portents in Early Modern Europe: Seminar 2.3: The Dangers of 'Sadducisma' and the Defence of Witchcraft
This seminar focuses on Joseph Glanvill's Saducismus Triumphatus, which attempts to provide a 'reasonable' justification of the existence and power of witchcraft in the world.
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Languages: English
Tags: Ukoer, Oerhist, History, Seminar, Ghosts, Witches, Portents, Early Modern, Europe, Witchcraft, Death, Punishment, ProvidenceGhosts, Witches and Portents in Early Modern Europe: Seminar 2.5: Sudden Deaths and Providential Punishment: Protestant Views of Providence
A Seminar examining sudden death and the belief in providential punishment in early-modern Europe.
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Added On: 19 Jan 2010 14:20
Languages: English
Tags: Ukoer, Oerhist, History, Seminar, Ghosts, Witches, Portents, Early Modern, Europe, Witchcraft, MiraclesGhosts, Witches and Portents in Early Modern Europe: Seminar 2.6: Miracles, Holly Wells and Magical Healing
A seminar focused on reformation debates about miracles.
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Languages: English
Tags: Ukoer, Oerhist, History, Seminar, Ghosts, Witches, Portents, Early Modern, Europe, Witchcraft, ProvidenceGhosts, Witches and Portents in Early Modern Europe: Seminar 2.7: 'Visible Sermons': Portents and the Formation of Protestant Piety
A seminar focused on providential beliefs in early-modern Europe.
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Languages: English
Tags: Ukoer, Oerhist, History, Seminar, Ghosts, Witches, Portents, Early Modern, Europe, Witchcraft, ProvidenceGhosts, Witches and Portents in Early Modern Europe: Seminar 2.8: Providence and the Natural World
A seminar that explores beliefs in portents in early-modern Europe. This seminar is linked to seminar 07 on Protestant Piety.
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Languages: English
Tags: Ukoer, Oerhist, History, Seminar, Ghosts, Witches, Portents, Early Modern, Europe, Witchcraft, ProvidenceGhosts, Witches and Portents in Early Modern Europe: Seminar 2.9: Monstrous Births and unnatural Happenings
This seminar explores how 'monstrous creatures' and human birth accidents were understood as signs of God's providence.
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Languages: English
Tags: Ukoer, Oerhist, History, Seminar, Ghosts, Witches, Portents, Early Modern, Europe, Witchcraft, Almanacs, AstrologyGhosts, Witches and Portents in Early Modern Europe: Seminar 2.10: Almanacs, Astrology and Change
A seminar about early-modern almanacs and astrology and how opinions about these changed during the period.
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Languages: English
Tags: Ukoer, Oerhist, History, Seminar, Ghosts, Witches, Portents, Early Modern, Europe, Witchcraft, AstrologyGhosts, Witches and Portents in Early Modern Eruope: Seminar 2.11: Astrology's Contested Role
This seminar explores the contested role of Astrology in early-modern Europe.
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Languages: English
Tags: Ukoer, Oerhist, History, Seminar, Ghosts, Witches, Portents, Early Modern, Europe, Witchcraft, ProphetsGhosts, Witches and Portents in Early Modern Europe: Seminar 2.12: Prophets, Seers and Messiahs
This seminar looks at the scriptural grounds for believing that the 'Last Days' would be accompanied by 'false prophets'.
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Languages: English
Tags: Ukoer, Oerhist, History, Seminar, Ghosts, Witches, Portents, Early Modern, Europe, Witchcraft, MillenarianismGhosts, Witches and Portents in Early Modern Eruope: Seminar 2.13: Prophecy and the Millennium: The World Turned Upside Down
This seminar examines Millenarianism.
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Tags: Ukoer, Oerhist, History, Seminar, Ghosts, Witches, Portents, Early Modern, Europe, Witchcraft, PhilosophyGhosts, Witches and Portents in Early Modern Europe: Seminar 2.14: The New Experience of Nature: Robert Boyle's 'Pneumatical Engine'
This seminar looks into the experimental philosophy that grew during the 17th century in Europe.
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Languages: English
Tags: Ukoer, Oerhist, History, Seminar, Ghosts, Witches, Portents, Early Modern, Europe, Witchcraft, Philosophy, MicroscopyGhosts, Witches and Portents in Early Modern Europe: Seminar 2.16: Rewriting the Miracles of Nature: The Impact of microscopy
This seminar examines microscopy in the 17th century.
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Tags: Ukoer, Oerhist, History, Seminar, Ghosts, Witches, Portents, Early Modern, Europe, Witchcraft, Philosophy, ScienceGhosts, Witches and Portents in Early Modern Europe: Seminar 2.17: The Royal Society of London: Scientific Institution - and public relations instrument of the 'new science'
This seminar deals with the Royal Society of London and the rising 'new science' and 'experimental philosophy' of the 17th century.
