Anna Goeldin - The Last Witch Contributor(s): Hasler, Eveline (Author), Bryant, Mary (Translator), Maierhofer, Waltraud (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1643731440 ISBN-13: 9781643731445 Publisher: Lighthouse Publishing OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Christian - Historical |
Physical Information: 0.59" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.72 lbs) 282 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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Publisher Description: The last witchcraft trial in German-speaking countries was held in 1782 in Eveline Hasler's home canton of Glarus in Switzerland. A servant woman, Anna Goeldin, was accused of having bewitched a child of the physician household in which she worked, making it crippled and spit pins. The accused confessed under torture, was sentenced by the city council and executed. Sources show that the trial provoked great controversy in Europe even at the time. The courts in Glarus were ridiculed and criticized by more enlightened cities in Switzerland and Germany. In her novel with its beautiful simple language, Hasler tells Anna Goeldin's story and trial. With the means of fiction, Hasler attempts to explain how a witchcraft trial could come to take place in the heart of Europe during the heyday of the Enlightenment. The novel was first published in 1982 and also draws parallels to women's fight for equal rights two hundred years later. |