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psychology of witch-hunting, arguing that what powered these witch-hunts were fears surrounding fertility. Roper examines 'why it was mostly older women that were the victims of witch crazes, why they confessed to crimes, and how the depiction of witches in art and literature has influenced the characterization of elderly women in our own culture.' The book has been translated into German with Beck (Hexenwahn: Geschichte einer
Verfolgung) and was awarded the Roland H Bainton Prize in 2005.
456:. Exploring the idea of 'civic righteousness,' Roper argued that the Reformation developed a theology of gender whereby the roles of men and women were clearly distinct within the vision of the 'holy household.' Whilst previously the effect of the Reformation on women was regarded as beneficial, this book argues that the status of women was instead worsened. The book has been translated into German and has been reprinted several times.
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Witch Craze explores the role of unconscious fantasy in history by taking four case studies of witch hunting in southern
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builds on Roper's previous works to explain why witches are so often represented as old hags. Yet the figure of the witch is not always portrayed in a negative light, and she might be an individual who could stand up to authority and even represent the community itself. By delving into the importance
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explores subjects ranging from the literary culture of the sixteenth century, to early-modern sexual attitudes and ideas regarding femininity and masculinity, to issues surrounding the complex development of marriage, and the use of psychoanalysis in studying witchcraft. Roper examines why a woman
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that have become so instantly recognisable, showing how Luther carefully created the image of himself that he wanted to present to the world. Roper ends by assessing Luther's legacy in more recent years, in particular how he was presented in the former East
Germany and how he was celebrated during
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of 'fantasy' to the interpretation of witches and witchcraft, Roper's nuanced study interprets 'how individuals made sense of witchcraft, why the figure of the witch could arouse such intense emotion, and why she could be used in so many ways.'
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in history and philosophy in 1977 after which she received the first Caltex Woman
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In Living I Was Your Plague, Roper explores some of the more controversial aspects of Martin Luther's personality - his use of vulgar language, his pugilism, and his rampant
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would kill her child, why someone would confess to living with the devil like husband and wife, and why a famous banker might employ a village
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Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe: Studies in Culture and Belief
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The Holy Household: Women and Morals in Reformation Augsburg.
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