Prof. B. Ann Tlusty: Enchanted Weapons as a Response to War in Early Modern Germany
Schedule
Mon Dec 08 2025 at 05:00 pm to 06:30 pm
UTC+02:00Location
Universiteto g. 7, LT-01131 Vilnius | Vilnius, VL
Vokietijos istorijos instituto Varšuvoje padalinys Vilniuje bendradarbiaudamas su Vilniaus Universiteto Istorijos fakultetu, Lietuvos Istorijos Institutu ir Max Weber Netzwerk Osteuropa gruodžio 8 d. kviečia Jus į viešą 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐁. 𝐀𝐧𝐧 𝐓𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐲 paskaitą 𝐄𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐖𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲. 📑Paskaitą moderuos Dr. Kirill Lewinson (MWNO)
🏛️Paskaita vyks Vilniaus universiteto Istorijos fakulteto 2️⃣1️⃣1️⃣ auditorijoje. Pradžia - 𝟏𝟕 𝐯𝐚𝐥.
📑Paskaita vyks anglų kalba.
📑 Daugiau apie paskaitą:
A number of historians have linked the rise in concerns about magic and witchcraft during the early modern period to the constant state of insecurity brought about by bad weather, religious conflict, inflation, famine, disease, and war. Especially during wartime, death was always close at hand. For those most vulnerable to the fortunes of war and poverty, resort to magic for protection was a logical choice. This talk will explore the commonplace art of enchanting weapons in early modern Germany. This category of magic included not only magic swords, arrows, and bullets, but also the use of weaponry (especially swords and knives) as tools for conjuring, casting spells, and treasure-hunting. Weapons spells were overwhelmingly used by male actors, and often employed ingredients and methods associated with learned fields including medicine, theology, and alchemy. Demonization of magical practices in periods of witch-hunting only upped the bravado factor, as men chose personal agency over obedience, directly challenging both worldly and spiritual authority in order to attain a supernatural advantage over their adversaries.
📑 Daugiau apie pranešėją:
B. Ann Tlusty is a social and cultural historian and Professor of History (emerita) at Bucknell University who specializes in gendered behaviors and social identity in early modern Europe. Her current research project examines the construct of masculinity in early modern Germany especially as it related to the relationship between magic and science. Her publications include 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝐸𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑐 𝑖𝑛 𝐸𝑎𝑟𝑙𝑦 𝑀𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑛 𝐺𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑦: 𝐶𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑐 𝐷𝑢𝑡𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑅𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝐴𝑟𝑚𝑠 (2011); 𝐵𝑎𝑐𝑐ℎ𝑢𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑐 𝑂𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑟: 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝐷𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑖𝑛 𝐸𝑎𝑟𝑙𝑦 𝑀𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑛 𝐴𝑢𝑔𝑠𝑏𝑢𝑟𝑔 (2001); and numerous anthologies, articles, and source editions on social-historical topics including drinking, gambling, fighting, martial sports, civic defense, martial magic, and the social history of language "from below."
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Universiteto g. 7, LT-01131 Vilnius, Universiteto gatvė 7, LT-01131 Vilnius, Lietuva, Vilnius, Lithuania
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