| rendering justice in witch trials: the case of the val de lièpvre. | the borderland of the val de lièpvre, with lands in alsace and in the duchy of lorraine, and divided by religion and language, offers a rich collection of sources for the history of witchcraft persecution. the territory sharply reveals what was undoubtedly characteristic of witchcraft trials more widely. the crime of witchcraft was considered abominable before the christian community and god, and its prosecution justified abandoning many of the safeguards and constraints in legal procedure, whet ... | 2011 | 22213885 |