| Description |
xiii, 269 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
In Brunswick, near Hannover City -- Anatomy of a crime -- A girl, purportedly a maiden -- Family values -- Common repute, women and neighbors -- Corpus delicti -- Knowledgeable women, the midwive's tale -- Legal maneuvering and the question of torture -- Terror, torture, and Grethe Schmidt -- Case for a defense -- Not even a sow, the case for Grethe -- The thick wilderness of lies -- The way to a confession -- "Even to the devil himself" -- Conclusion: many vigorous enemies |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [251]-262) and index |
| Subject |
Schmidt, Grethe, 1646 or 1647- -- Trials, litigation, etc.
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Infanticide -- Germany -- Braunschweig -- Case studies.
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Infanticide -- Germany -- Braunschweig -- History -- 17th century.
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Trials (Infanticide) -- Germany -- Braunschweig -- Case studies.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| LC no. |
2010041620 |
| ISBN |
0875804373 |
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9780875804378 |
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