HSTEU 305 EUROPEAN WITCH TRIALS Spring Quarter 2011
Prof. Mary O'Neil Office: Smith 212A
Office Hours: Tues 2-3 pm, Weds 1:30-3pm & by appointment other times
E-mail: oneilmr@u.washington.edu best way to reach me and schedule appts outside of office hours.
Phones: 543-9370 (direct to my office) 543-5790 (messages)
COURSE WEB PAGE http://courses.washington.edu/hsteu305
LINK TO GO-POST DISCUSSION BOARD: post questions for exam review
TA E-mail: David Coblentz (Smith 318) <coblentz@uw.edu>
Albert Miller (Smith 318) <millealb@uw.edu>
Jason Shattuck (Smith 214) <jasons5@uw.edu>
FINAL REVEW NOW POSTED: Final exam Weds June 8th, 4:30-6:30 Kane 210
Early final Saturday June 4 12:30-2:30 contact Prof. O'Neil
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UPDATE FOR WEEK 10 Lecture outlines and links now posted under Lecture Outlines
Also topics for second papers now posted (see link at left)
FURTHER READINGS SECOND HALF OF COURSE: XEROX PACKET available now:
ask for HSTEU305 reader at Professional Copy and Print, corner of 42cd and University Avenue
You may purchase the packet whether you signed up or not; but if you signed up you are
committed to purchasing xerox packet. Individual readings for coming weeks
included in this packet are REQUIRED, and links will be provided from this site
as below for next Week 6. Consider purchasing the packet for convenience,
otherwise you must print out individual readings.
Wk 10 Reading: Please note change in page numbers for Kors & Peters add 425-429 (429-35 optional)
Levack, Ch 8, 3rd ed, pp. 252-288 Ch 9 3rd ed, pp. 289-308 (2cd ed 233-260);
Kors & Peters, pp. 402-406 (Montaigne), 425-429 (Von Spee), 438-444 (Bayle); optional pp. 429-35
Link to Skeptic Malebranche (4 pages -- to be posted Friday)
Optional: Article by Lyndal Roper, "Witchcraft and Fantasy" -- will be discussed in lecture
and of interest for women, gender & psychological theories of w/c
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Wk 9 Reading: Kors and Peters, pp. 407-419 on Spain and Salazar
Spain: Henningsen on Spanish Inquisition, from <History Today> in xerox packet
Salazar: Inquisition report on Basque witch trials (one page only)
Italy: Links on the benandanti: 1) Carlo Ginzburg, <Night Battles> Part 1 pp. 1-20
2) Carlo Ginzburg, <Night Battles> Part 2 pp. 21-32, 69-73
3) Benandanti Trial Transcripts (these are in xerox packet) pp. 147-171
Italy: O'Neil article on magical remedies in Italy (in xerox packet)
O'Neil article on superstition
Wk 8 Reading: Midelfort on Germany Article from <History Today>
Salem: Medical and Pychological Explanations (optional)
E. Caulfield, "Physician Diagnoses Hysteria";
Caporael, "Biologist Diagnoses Disease";
Spanos & Gottlieb, "Disease Diagnosis Disputed,"
from Marc Mappen (ed) Witches & Historians: Interpretations of Salem,
pp. 51-82 [BF1576/M34]
Wk 7 Reading: Links to documents in xerox packet; see also assignments in Levack, Kors & Peters
Primary trial document: Trial of Walpurga Hausmann
Articles from <History Today> on specific regions:
Christina Larner on Scotland and English
Midelfort on Germany
Monter France
Links to Wk 6 readings:
The 16th C. Witch Debate: 1) Brenz on Hailstorms and 2) Weyer versus Bodin
MIDTERM in class TUESDAY APRIL 26TH
Time line for course material covered on midterm
MIDTERM REVIEW SHEET including possible ID GO
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Required Books (ordered at University Bookstore)
Norman Cohn, Europe’s Inner Demons (Revised edition, 2001)
Kors & Peters, Witchcraft in Europe 1100-1700: Documentary History (2cd ed, 2001)
Brian Levack, The Witch Hunt in Early Modern Europe 2006, 3rd edition (2cd OK)
Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus
Boyer & Nissenbaum, Salem Possessed: The Social Origins of Witchcraft
Xerox PACKET: will be available around midterm; includes more readings for second
half of course and documents for second papers
REQUIREMENTS: ** ALL ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED TO PASS THIS COURSE **
Incompletes at end of quarter for medical or personal emergencies only.
Please contact TA and Professor when a significant problem arises affecting course work.
1) Attendance at lectures, KEEP UP WITH reading: about 120 pages week
this is a lot but very interesting, sometimes amazing reading.
LECTURE OUTLINES will be posted a day before each lecture. Please print outlines to assist in notetaking.
Because this is a large course and conflicts arise, lectures will be available
on podcast several hours after each lecture. LINK TO PODCAST INFORMATION
This is not a substitute for attending lectures, which include questions from the floor.
2) DISCUSSION: participation in Friday section discussions will count for 15% of grade
3) EXAMS: Mid-term exam (20%) Tuesday April 26th in class (Week 5)
Final exam (25%) Wednesday June 8, 4:30-6:20
4) TWO SHORT PAPERS: Late papers will be marked down -.1 per day overdue (weekend = 2 days)
First paper due Tuesday April 12, 2-3 pages (15%) Wk 3
Second paper due Tuesday May 31, 5-7 pages (25%) Week 9
FIRST PAPER TOPIC (2-3 pp) Analysis of texts from early medieval witchcraft legislation.
Details available through link . Texts will be discussed in section & lecture.
SECOND PAPER TOPICS (5-7pp) are to be drawn from assigned course readings, based on
an analysis of primary documents such as the Malleus, Doctor Faustus, 16th C. Witch Debate,
transcripts of witch trials, including the benandanti (Night Battles) in Italy, and others from France,
Germany or England. Materials from the Salem witch trials will be on reserve for those who want
to write about the Salem trials (also using Salem Possessed).
Historical Background: There are no prerequisites for this course, but it covers a broad span of history
from Middle Ages to the 17th C. If students want more background on topics covered in class, here are
some general surveys of medieval and early modern history (available at Odegaard Undergraduate Library):
C. Warren Hollister, Medieval Europe: A Short History [D117/H6]
Coffin and Stacey Western Civilization [CB245/L47]
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