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ISBN: 071905205X
ISBN13: 9780719052057

Fear in Early Modern Society

(Part of the Studies in Early Modern European History Series)

ISBN: 071905205X
ISBN13: 9780719052057
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These essays present an examination of the events and crises which generated fear in early-modern societies. They offer examples of fear, and popular responses to it. From the natural threats of fire, flood and plague to the theoretical traumas of death and the afterlife, this volume covers the panoply of personal and communal tragedies which tormented, tortured and terrified the early-modern world.
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
ISBN:
071905205X
ISBN13:
9780719052057
Release Date:
November 1997
Publisher:
Manchester University Press
Length:
272 Pages
Weight:
0.96 lbs.
Dimensions:
0.7″ × 6.2″ × 9.2″
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