The Construction of Witchcraft in Early Modern Denmark, 1536-1617

This book examines how the experience of witchcraft developed and evolved from the Lutheran Evangelical Reformation of Denmark 1536 to the celebration of the Lutheran centennial of 1617.

Louise Nyholm Kallestrup is a Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Southern Denmark. Her research interests include the European witch prosecutions, especially in Denmark and Italy; Reformation history and cultural history more broadly. Publications include: Cultural Histories of Crime in Denmark, 1500-2000, co-edited with Tyge Krogh & Claus Bundgaard Christensen (Routledge 2018.)