ABSTRACT In the immediate period before the Reformation, the most fundamental belief was of the sacred power of God sustaining and keeping safe the natural world, a supernatural God. Yet there were other supernatural angelic and demonic beings, and also people who were locally known as being holy folk, healers, magicians, cunning folk – and witches. This article examines links between the ideas of Luther and witchcraft allegations in the Midlands. It commences with a discussion of the opinions of Luther on witchcraft and magic during the Reformation in Germany and then moves to examine the increasing fear of witchcraft in the English Midlands. Early modern court records and other primary sources for the East Midlands are surveyed, to show how ideas on witchcraft move over space and time and give a clearer picture of the existence of witchcraft in the Midlands.

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东米德兰兹的巫术 1517-1642

摘要 在宗教改革之前的那个时期，最基本的信仰是上帝的神圣力量维持和保护自然世界，一个超自然的上帝。然而，还有其他超自然的天使和恶魔生物，也有在当地被称为圣人、治疗师、魔术师、狡猾的人——和女巫的人。本文考察了路德的思想与中部地区的巫术指控之间的联系。它首先讨论了路德在德国宗教改革期间对巫术和魔法的看法，然后转向检查英国中部地区对巫术日益增长的恐惧。对东米德兰兹郡的早期现代法庭记录和其他主要来源进行了调查，