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Hello,
Another article on a similar topic is David Harley, 'Historians as
Demonologists: the Myth of the Midwife-Witch', Social History of Medicine
3:1, 1990.
You've probably already thought of Richard Kieckhefer, 'Magic in the Middle
Ages' - it doesn't have much on midwives but is a good general introduction
to magic.
Best wishes,
Catherine
On Feb 15 2006, Nancy Caciola wrote:
>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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>Hi,
>
>An important article debunking the notion that midwives were specially
>targeted by witchcraft accusations:
>
>Richard A. Horsley, "Who were the Witches? The Social Roles of the Accused
>in the European Witch Trials." Journal of Interdisciplinary History 9/4, p.
>689-715.
>
>best,
>Nancy Caciola
>History, UC-San Diego
>
>On 2/15/06, Jim Bugslag <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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>> > I have a student who's working on this topic. any suggestions?
>>
>> I seem to recall something on this in Steven Wilson's The Magical
>> Universe.
>> Although I'm not sure whether it involves midwives, the Malleus
>> Mallificarum
>> attempts to differentiate demonic magic from acceptable "magical"
>> practices.
>>
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Dr Catherine Rider
Junior Research Fellow in Medieval History
Christ's College, Cambridge
"Magic and Impotence in the Middle Ages" Available now through all good
bookshops, or direct from Oxford University Press at:
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