The Arras Witch Treatises: Johannes Tinctor's Invectives Contre La Secte De Vauderie and the Recollectio Casus, Status Et Condicionis Valdensium Ydolatrarum ... Arras (1460) (Magic in History Sourcebooks)

In 1817 a group of East Yorkshire gentry opened barrows in a large Iron Age cemetery on the Yorkshire Wolds at Arras, near Market Weighton, including a remarkable burial accompanied by a chariot with two horses, which became known as the King’s Barrow. This was the third season of excavation undertaken there, producing spectacular finds including a further chariot burial and the so-called Queen’s barrow, which contained a gold ring, many glass beads and other items. These and later discoveries would lead to the naming of the Arras Culture, and the suggestion of connections with the near European continent. Since then further remarkable finds have been made in the East Yorkshire region, including 23 chariot burials, most recently at Pocklington in 2017 and 2018, where both graves contained horses, and were featured on BBC 4’s Digging for Britain series. This volume bring together papers presented by leading experts at the Royal Archaeological Institute Annual Conference, held at the Yorkshire Museum, York, in November 2017, to celebrate the bicentenary of the Arras discoveries. The remarkable Iron Age archaeology of eastern Yorkshire is set into wider context by views from Scotland, the south of England and Iron Age Western Europe. The book covers a wide variety of topics including migration, settlement and landscape, burials, experimental chariot building, finds of various kinds and reports on the major sites such as Wetwang/Garton Slack and Pocklington. The Arras Witch Treatises presents for the first time complete and accessible English translations of two major source texts Tinctor s Invectives and the anonymous Recollectio that arose from the notorious Arras witch hunts and trials in the mid-fifteenth century in France. These writings, by trial judge Jacques du Bois (believed to be the Anonymous of Arras ) and the intellectual Johannes Tinctor, offer valuable eyewitness perspectives on one of the very first mass trials and persecutions of alleged witches in European history. More important, they provide a window onto the early development of witchcraft theory and demonology in western Europe during the late medieval period an entire generation before the infamous Witches Hammer appeared. Perfect for the classroom, this volume includes a reader-friendly introduction, which situates the treatises and trials in their historical and intellectual contexts. Scholars, students, and fans of the occult will find these translations invaluable. The Arras Witch Treatises is the first volume in the Magic in History Sourcebooks series. These primary-source volumes are perfect for the classroom and will appeal to anyone interested in history, witchcraft, and the occult. Scholars, students, and fans of the Magic in History books will welcome these important compilations and translations. The Magic in History Sourcebooks series offers an exciting, firsthand glimpse into the exploration of the history and practice of the occult." This is the first complete and accessible English translation of two major source texts—Tinctor's Invectives and the anonymous Recollectio—that arose from the notorious Arras witch hunts and trials in the mid-fifteenth century in France. These writings, by the “Anonymous of Arras” (believed to be the trial judge Jacques du Bois) and the intellectual Johannes Tinctor, offer valuable eyewitness perspectives on one of the very first mass trials and persecutions of alleged witches in European history. More importantly, they provide a window onto the early development of witchcraft theory and demonology in western Europe during the late medieval period—an entire generation before the infamous Witches'Hammer appeared. Perfect for the classroom, The Arras Witch Treatises includes a reader-friendly introduction situating the treatises and trials in their historical and intellectual contexts. Scholars, students, and others interested in the occult will find these translations invaluable. Introduction : the Arras witch treatises in context -- A history of the case, state, and condition of the Waldensian heretics (witches) (1460) / Anonymous of Arras -- Invectives against the sect of Waldensians (witches) (1460) / Johannes Tinctor "English translations of two major treatises, Tinctor's Invectives and the anonymous Recollectio, that arose from the famous Arras witch hunts and trial in the mid-fifteenth century in France"--Provided by publisher