HIS389H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Peter Binsfeld, Cornelius Loos, Friedrich Spee
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Ecclesiastic ruler (bishop or archbishop) is also secular ruler (prince) or vice versa, ecclesiastical side you have bishops or archbishops who are also secular territorial rulers of large states. These 3 territories- the trials in these areas unsettle the elites of europe, make them uneasy about whether or not the witch hunt is properly conducted or going off the rails . Johann vi von schonenberg, archbishop from 1581, formerly provost of the cathedral and. Governor of the city of trier: been in the city a long time, older, physically ill and in a lot of pain, devoted to advancing the causes of the catholic counter-reformation, convert protestants back to. Peter binsfeld, sj, his vicar, on the confessions of evil men and female witches- demonologist- helped further huge hunt in trier. Hunt began outside city in rural villages 6 years before it reached inside city of trier itself these were the most violent in germny history 1587-1593 claimed 369 victims.
