Harbinger of the Witches' Sabbath? The Emergence of Devil Worship Imagery in the Trial of the Templars
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Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/387" target="_blank" >https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/387</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/mrw.2023.0001" target="_blank" >10.1353/mrw.2023.0001</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Harbinger of the Witches' Sabbath? The Emergence of Devil Worship Imagery in the Trial of the Templars
Original language description
This paper discusses specific cases of emergence of demonological elements in the Trial of the knights Templar, taking place between the years 1307 and 1312. It focuses on the elements of demonic sexuality, and the Devil’s appearance in an animal form, both of which are seen as forerunners of the later Witches’ Sabbath imagery. The paper argues that although these elements were not introduced to the medieval heresiological though and inquisitorial practice as a complete novelty with the Trial of the Templars, they were considerably elaborated and enriched during this affair. Importantly, the paper argues that these motifs did not constitute a firm and integral part of the early 14th century inquisitorial thought about heresy. The present analysis shows that they appeared in a very limited number of recorded depositions of the Templars, produced under unusual circumstances. The paper argues that in these extraordinary cases, unexperienced investigators deviated from the standard reservoir of heresiological knowledge, combining it with information about the possibilities of demonic activity obtained from different kinds of sources. This should be considered an important pattern when studying the transformation of late Medieval thought about heresy into the theory of diabolical Witchcraft.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
60304 - Religious studies
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2022
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Magic Ritual and Witchcraft
ISSN
1556-8547
e-ISSN
1940-5111
Volume of the periodical
17
Issue of the periodical within the volume
3
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
26
Pages from-to
367-392
UT code for WoS article
001045184900002
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85158113333