Demons, Witches, and Civil Peace. A Discussion on a Recent Edition of Jean Bodin’s Demonomania

Abstract

The essays discusses the recent edition of Jean Bodin’s Demonomania, edited by A. Suggi and translated by E. Cato, and published by Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura. In this book, Jean Bodin takes a position about the witches’ trials between the Fifteenth and Sixteenth centuries. Rita Ramberti also reconstructs the historical and cultural period in which Jean Bodin wrote the book.

Keywords

• jean bodin
• sixteenth century
• witches
• inquisition