Magic and disability in the early modern world
Auteur :
Sneddon, Andrew
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781009709385
Date de publication :
31 oct. 2026
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This Element argues that early modern witchcraft in Scotland, England, Ireland and America demonised, devalued and disqualified non-normative bodies and minds. Their victims, the bewitched, however, used witchcraft accusations to navigate discriminatory narratives and treatment of disabling conditions and to find ways to cure or mitigate them.