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Author/editor: |
Wolfgang Behringer Standard: Behringer, Wolfgang [Wolfgang Behringer] |
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Title:
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Detecting the Ultimate Conspiracy, or how Waldensians became Witches
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Collective work: |
Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theory in Early Modern Europe : from the Waldensians to the French Revolution | ||
Date of Publication: |
2004 | ||
Pages: |
13 - 34 | ||
Subjects: |
Amadeus VIII (Duke of Savoy, 1416-1434) - Attitude towards the Waldenses Waldenses - Conspirations Witches and Waldenses - 1400-1500 |
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Summary/Notes: |
The identification of witchcraft and Waldensianism has not been the mere result of a labelling process, but rather that certain elements in the practice of Waldensianism made such a transformation plausible. In particular the holiness of the masters, their supernatural abilities, and above all the brethren's journeys to the "other world", their shamanistic qualities, could have served as a tertium comparationis between Waldensians and witches. |
