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Odrodzenie i Reformacja w Polsce T. 60 (2016) Special Issue
Creator: Contributor:Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences ; Kłopotek, Natalia : Tr.
Publisher:Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Place of publishing: Date issued/created: Description: Type of object: Subject and Keywords:witchcraft trials - Lithuania (Grand Duchy) - history ; witchcraft trials - Poland - history ; cold water ordeal ; ordeal - Poland - history
Abstract:One of the medieval trials by ordeal, the cold water ordeal, regained popularity in the Early Modern Period and served as an important element in witchcraft trials. Floating on water was seen as a decisive proof of guilt and resulted in the accused being handed over to the torturer. This paper discusses the use of the water ordeal in Poland in the sixteenth–eighteenth century, primarily by municipal courts. Among the issues mentioned in the paper there is also the question of the stage of the trial in which the water ordeal was used and whether the accused were undressed before being subjected to the ordeal.
Relation:Odrodzenie i Reformacja w Polsce
Volume: Start page: End page: Resource type: Detailed Resource Type: Format: Resource Identifier:2450-8349 ; 0029-8514 ; 10.12775/OiRwP.2016.SI.05
Source: Language: Rights:Creative Commons Attribution BY-ND 4.0 license
Terms of use:Copyright-protected material. [CC BY-ND 4.0] May be used within the scope specified in Creative Commons Attribution BY-ND 4.0 license, full text available at: ; -
Digitizing institution:Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Original in:Library of the Institute of History PAS
Projects co-financed by:Ministry of Science and Higher Education ; Activities popularizing science (DUN)
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