De crimine magiae
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De crimine magiae is a late 17th-century legal-philosophical treatise by Christian Thomasius that critically examines and challenges the prosecution of witchcraft and magic under contemporary criminal law.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| De crimine magiae canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early modern work
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legal treatise ⓘ philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| aim |
to challenge the legal basis of witchcraft prosecutions
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to restrict the use of criminal law against alleged witches ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
history of legal thought
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history of witch hunts ⓘ secularization of criminal law ⓘ |
| author | Christian Thomasius ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Electorate of Brandenburg
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Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| criticizes |
confessions obtained under torture
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traditional demonological literature ⓘ uncritical belief in diabolical pacts ⓘ use of spectral evidence ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
criminal law
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demonology (critical) ⓘ legal philosophy ⓘ witchcraft law ⓘ |
| genre | legal-philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
law
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legal history ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
decline of witch trials in German territories
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early Enlightenment legal reforms ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent Enlightenment critiques of witch trials ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian natural law thought
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rationalist criticism of superstition ⓘ |
| mainLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
early Enlightenment
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natural law theory ⓘ |
| positionOnTorture | critical of torture in witch trials ⓘ |
| positionOnWitchTrials | critical of witchcraft prosecutions ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
| supports |
higher standards of legal proof
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limiting capital punishment for alleged magic ⓘ |
| topic |
abuse of criminal law
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criminal prosecution of witchcraft ⓘ evidence in witchcraft trials ⓘ magic ⓘ superstition ⓘ witchcraft ⓘ |
| usedIn |
scholarship on witchcraft persecution
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studies of Enlightenment legal thought ⓘ |
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