The last witch of Langenburg : murder in a German village

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Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [383]-408) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Death on Shrove Tuesday -- The autopsy -- A confusing and suspicious affair -- Warding off evil -- A secret crime? -- The outsider -- Sorcery at the mill -- Wider conspiracies -- Satan in the heart? -- A daughter's betrayal -- A mother's revenge? -- Corpus deliciti -- A question of poison -- Impasse -- Politics -- A vengeful heart -- Poor sinner -- Ruin -- Stories.
Summary, etc.:	Exploring one of Europe's last witch panics, historian Thomas Robisheaux brings to life the story of an entire world caught between superstition and modernity in a high-stakes drama that led to charges of sorcery and witchcraft against an entire family.