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The 1850s Prosecution of Gerasim Fedotov for Witchcraft

The 1850s Prosecution of Gerasim Fedotov for Witchcraft

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The 1850s Prosecution of Gerasim Fedotov for Witchcraft

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The 1850s Prosecution of Gerasim Fedotov for Witchcraft

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Leiden: Brill

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Russian history (Pittsburgh), 2013, Vol.40 (3-4), p.381-397

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English

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Leiden: Brill

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The article examines a detailed case involving an accusation of witchcraft against the serf Gerasim Fedotov, which was heard before the Moscow Court of Equity in 1853. In comparison with other cases of witchcraft in the four decades between the 1820s and 1850s, the one involving Fedotov provides a window onto popular beliefs in witchcraft and sorce...

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The 1850s Prosecution of Gerasim Fedotov for Witchcraft

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TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1163_18763316_04004008

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1163_18763316_04004008

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0094-288X

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1876-3316,0094-288X

DOI

10.1163/18763316-04004008

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