A Different Use of Literacy: The 1676 Witchcraft Allegations against A. S. Matveev

Analyzing the case of black magic brought against chancellor Artemon Matveev in 1676-77, this paper endeavors to demonstrate that Matveev's accusers were controlled by his political opponents. The proceedings are revealing in yet another respect: they involve a number of minor clerks and educat...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Russian history (Pittsburgh) 2013, Vol.40 (3-4), p.331-351
1. Verfasser:	Berelowitch, André
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	A. S. Matveev Gavr. Fetiev literacy Muscovite middle-class podiachie (administrative clerks) spells witchcraft Witches on Trial: Case Studies of Legal Prosecution, 17th-19th Centuries
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Zusammenfassung:	Analyzing the case of black magic brought against chancellor Artemon Matveev in 1676-77, this paper endeavors to demonstrate that Matveev's accusers were controlled by his political opponents. The proceedings are revealing in yet another respect: they involve a number of minor clerks and educated slaves - Muscovite middle class in embryo. The minutes give a vivid picture of the way magical texts were circulated among them, and contribute to outline the standard library of literate witchcraft in seventeenth-century Muscovy.
ISSN:	0094-288X 1876-3316 0094-288X
DOI:	10.1163/18763316-04004005