Centre for reformation and renaissance studies, 1995. It entered into the french language through jean bodins demonomania published in 1580bodin was procureur du roi at. Born in 1530, he received training in law at the university of toulouse and became an advocate in paris, where he won the favor of the royal family. Pierce and rosie encounter the book in part i chapter among fellowes krafts collection of rare books collected from his travels in europe. Abbe jeanmichel poirier ebooks epub and pdf format abbe jeanmichel poirier ebooks. Os vulvae in proverbs and the malleus maleficarum sciencedirect. Abbe jeanmichel poirier ebooks epub and pdf downloads. His demonomania, first published in 1580, is an elaborate account of witchcraft and sorcery intended to assist in the suppression of the black arts. The essays discusses the recent edition of jean bodins demonomania, edited by a.
On the demonmania of witches, by jean bodin centre for. Jean bodin was a disciple of contarini and of pomponazzi. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Bodin was involved in plots to kill queen elizabeth of england, and was the judge in a trial in which a woman was executed for sorcery. On the demonmania of witches renaissance and reformation texts in translation by jean bodin and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. As this translation of on the demonmania of witches reveals, jean bodin may embody that contradiction more powerfully than any of his contemporaries. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Bodin demonomanie bnf 1587 by bodin, jean, 15301596. One of the most influential french philosophers of the sixteenth century, jean bodin is known today for his political thought. W, a true and iust recorde, of the information, examination and confession of all the witches, taken at s. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Ofes in the countie of essex whereof some were executed, and other some entreated according to the determination of lawe. Theatre of nature universale theatrum naturae, printed in 1596. Publication date 1587 topics witchcraft, sorcery, demonology, witch trials publisher chez jacques dupuys collection opensource.
Cato, and published by edizioni di storia e letteratura. Buy on the demonmania of witches renaissance and reformation texts in translation by bodin, jean isbn. Jean bodin 15301596 was a french jurist and political philosopher, member of the parlement of paris and professor of law in toulouse. Aug 08, 2015 jean bodin, on the demonmania of witches, p. For a long time historians of political thought have focused primarily on examining jean bodins work for his theory of sovereign power, which he claimed to have. Publication date 1587 topics witchcraft, sorcery, demonology, witch trials publisher. In this book, jean bodin takes a position about the witches trials between the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. On the demonmania of witches renaissance and reformation texts in translation, no.
Bodin, angevin chez arnould coninx anvers wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. It is not certain whether this was the author of the six books of the commonwealth, for the name jean bodin was. Bodin 1529301596, a lawyer and scholar, was greatly admired by his contemporaries. Publication date 1587 topics weyer, johann, 15151588, demonology, witchcraft, demonomania publisher paris, i. Jean bodin 15301596 is most wellknown as the thinker carl schmitt credits for modern absolutist sovereignty and political theology. Bodin, the response of jean bodin to the paradoxes of malestroit, and the paradoxes 1568, 1578 2, trans lated and wit h an i ntroduction by g.
Professor franklin shows how the humanist approach of jean bodin and other french jurists of the 16th century led to a break, at least in principle, with the. First published in french in 1580, the demonmania was actively reissued and widely translated during the following century and clearly ranked as one of bodin s most popular works. On the demonmania of witches renaissance and reformation. Jean bodin was in close contact with sarpis friend arnaud du ferrier, as well as with cecil in london. In the event the prior and one of the brothers, but not jean bodin, were burned. Id est, libri tres, qvibvs spiritvvm homines obsidentium atque infestantium genera, conditiones, et, quas adferunt, molesti. University of pennsylvania history department, 18981912 vol. Jean bodin and the politics of the family chapter 3 gendering.
1329 1236 680 435 45 1188 177 324 1443 735 1241 680 60 1334 922 687 515 34 1630 512 132 797 776 696 1366 344 468 981 76 557 340 1271