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Elizabeth Lorentz was a young maid servant in early modern Germany who believed herself to be tormented by the devil, and who was eventually brought to trial in 1667. The trial grappled with the question of whether Lorentz was a willing accomplice of the devil or suffering from melancholy as a result of her previous sins. To provide readers with historical context, Morton includes an introduction to the early modern issues of demonic pact, possession, and spiritual melancholy, and as a supplement, a contemporary record of demonic possession of another young woman. The Bedevilment of Elizabeth Lorentz provides excellent insight into the complexities of Protestant attitudes to melancholy and the Devil, and into the circumstances of young women in early modern Europe.
Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Preface
Notes on the Translation
Introduction: The Devil in the World of Elizabeth Lorentz
1. Elizabeth Lorentz and the Devil
2. The Trial of Elizabeth Lorentz
3. A World Disordered
4. Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation
5. The Protestant Reformation in Brunswick
6. Elizabeth's Place in a Lutheran Urban Household
7. Religious Instruction
8. The Devil and the Concept of Anfechtung
9. The Demonic Pact
10. Demonic Possession
11. Melancholy
12. Conclusion
The Trial of Elizabeth Lorentz, Brunswick, Germany 1667-1668
List of People
Folio 1
Folio 2
Folio 3
Folio 4
Folio 5
Folio 6
Folio 7
Folio 8
Folio 9
Folio 10
Folio 11
Folio 12
Folio 13
Folio 14
Folio 15
Folio 16
Appendix
Melchior Neukirch, Devout Christian Prayers Against the Devils in the Poor Possessed People, 1596
Works Cited
Index
