Browsing by Subject "Folklore"
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Bad Christians and Hanging Toads: Witch Trials in Early Modern Spain, 1525-1675
(2016)This dissertation challenges depictions of witchcraft as a sensational or disruptive phenomenon, presenting witch beliefs instead as organically woven into everyday community life, religious beliefs, and village culture. ... -
The Male Coming-of-Age Theme in the Hebrew Bible
(2013)This study identifies and elaborates on a theme in the Hebrew Bible (HB) that has largely gone unnoticed by scholars: the transition of a male adolescent from boyhood to manhood. Beyond identifying the coming-of-age theme ...