Fear in early modern society – William G. Naphy Laatste Versie

Fear of fire, flood, plague, invasion by the infidel, purgatory, death, witchcraft – these are just some of the fears that plagued the early modern world which are dealt with in this fascinating well-integrated collection of essays, based on extensive and ground-breaking new research. Drawing on British and Continental examples, the volume explores the panoply of personal and communal tragedies which tormented and terrified both elite and popular communities in this period, and shows how they formed strateg…