The Witches' Advocate: Basque Witchcraft and the Spanish Inquisition

by Gustav Henningsen

HENNINGSEN, THE WITCHES' ADVOCATE. BASQUE WITCHCRAFT AND THE SPANISH INQUISITION (1609-1614) [HARDBACK] . , 1980, xxxii 607 p. Encuadernacion original. Nuevo.

Genres: History, Anthropology

Hardcover

First published November 1, 1980

Reviews

[Allison · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very interesting. The subject is why this book is worth reading; the writing is a little heavy-handed and drags in a few places. I was hoping for some of the actual tales people told when they "confessed" to being witches, but no complete confession is included, mostly generalizations of how many people said this and how many said that. Granted, as Henningsen points out, the inquisitorial documents aren't exactly accurate, and that's why, at the "end" of this particular witch hunt, the Holy Office ruled that confessions must be transcribed to the letter. Therefore, I can't wholly blame Henningsen for the lack, but I would have really liked the few direct stories rather than summations! Anyway, it turned out to be a decent nonfiction work. How the Inquisition and inquisitors handled this witch craze is really quite fascinating.

[Iñaki Tofiño · Rating 4 out of 5]

El aparato documental es excesivo, monumental, y a veces hace perder de vista el objetivo del trabajo: explicar la figura del inquisidor Alonso de Salazar y su escepticismo respecto a las confesiones y acusaciones de brujería en el norte de Navarra.

[Sandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Es magnífico. Muchas veces no es ameno pero debería estar presente cuando analicemos hechos históricos actuales. No debimos olvidar nunca el nombre de Alonso de Salazar y Frías.

[Juan Fuentes · Rating 4 out of 5]

4,5

Un estudio exhaustivo sobre el proceso de las brujas de Zugarramurdi, el más famoso de la brujería española.

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