The Trial of Tempel Anneke: Records of a Witchcraft Trial in Brunswick, Germany (1663)

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The Trial of Tempel Anneke: Records of a Witchcraft Trial in Brunswick, Germany (1663)

Author(s): Peter Alan Morton, Peter Morton
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Binding: Paperback
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The Trial of Tempel Anneke offers a complete English translation of the 1663 witchcraft trial of Anna Roleffes—known as Tempel Anneke—in Brunswick, Germany. Readers follow her arrest, hearings, and ultimate execution through verbatim testimony from a diverse cast of villagers, tradespeople, and local nobility.

Tempel Anneke emerges as a compelling figure: literate, skilled in herbal medicine, and often sharp-witted in her responses. Her confession, extracted under torture, marks a poignant turn in a trial shaped by fears of the supernatural and evolving legal norms.

Features

  • Direct translations of original court transcripts
  • Introductory essay with historical context
  • Appendices detailing legal procedures
  • Glossary of period terminology and index

Essential for students and scholars of early modern Europe, witchcraft studies, and social history, this volume illuminates 17th-century perceptions of magic and justice.

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