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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 IllustrationsAcknowledgementsPrefaceNotes on the TranslationIntroduction: The Devil in the World of Elizabeth Lorentz1. Elizabeth Lorentz and the Devil2. The Trial of Elizabeth Lorentz3. A World Disordered4. Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation5. The Protestant Reformation in Brunswick6. Elizabeth's Place in a Lutheran Urban Household7. Religious Instruction8. The Devil and the Concept of Anfechtung9. The Demonic Pact10. Demonic Possession11. Melancholy12. ConclusionThe Trial of Elizabeth Lorentz, Brunswick, Germany 1667-1668List of PeopleFolio 1Folio 2Folio 3Folio 4Folio 5Folio 6Folio 7Folio 8Folio 9Folio 10Folio 11Folio 12Folio 13Folio 14Folio 15Folio 16AppendixMelchior Neukirch, Devout Christian Prayers Against the Devils in the Poor Possessed People, 1596Works CitedIndex
