Description
The book "Power in the Blood" explores the intersection of popular culture and village discourse in early modern Germany. It focuses on a series of events in the duchy of Wrttemberg between 1580 and 1800, which were investigated by state authorities. These events include peasants' rejection of church rituals, a self-proclaimed prophet's encounter with an angel, a thirteen-year-old witch, a paranoid pastor, a murder, and the live burial of a village bull.
This book is based on a series of episodes from village or small town life in the duchy of Wrttemberg in southwest Germany between 1580 and 1800, in which state authorities conducted a special investigation into local events. The cases and characters involved include peasants' refusal to celebrate church rituals; a self-proclaimed prophet who encountered an angel in his vineyard; a thirteen-year-old-witch; a paranoid pastor; a murder; and live burial of a village bull.
Related Products
