Witchcraft, supernatural phenomena, and print culture in England, 1558-1650

3 credits · Undergraduate

Role of printed broadsides, woodcuts, pamphlets, and treatises in spreading and influencing ideas about the supernatural. Responses to demonic possession, "monstrous" events, and magic. Social, legal, cultural, and religious contexts. Influence of expectations about gender and class. Development of theological and skeptical views. [3] (INT)