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Syllabus FREN 1177 «Magicians, Witches and Wizards: Parallel Beliefs and Popular Culture in France from the Middle Ages to the 21st Century»

1. January 22
º Introduction – Vocabulary PPP
* In principio: From the Antique World to the Middle Ages
• Texts : Canon Law and Wichcraft p. 4-5 Stephen of Bourbon’s exemplum On the Worship of the dog Guinefort p. 12-13
• Film : Sorceress 1st part

2. January 29
* Pagan survival and Superstitions
• Texts : Hellequin’s hunt (La Maisnie Hellequin) p. 7-11
• Film : Sorceress 2nd part

3. February 5
Quiz nº 1 (15 mn)
* The Inquisition - Joan of Arc and Gilles de Rais
• Texts : Bernard Gui : Questions p. 50 The Trial of Gilles de Rais p. 14-16
• Film : The Passion of Joan of Arc (excerpts)

4. February 12
* The Renaissance and The Reformation: Witch-mania
• Texts : Jacques du Clercq : Mémoires p. 27-29
º PPP: Witch-hunters
• Film: The Return of Martin Guerre (excerpts)

5. February 19
Quiz nº 2 (15 mn)
* Demonomania : pros and contras
• Texts : Bodin p. 30-32 – Boguet p. 33-35– De Lancre p. 36-38 Jean Wier p. 39-43 – Montaigne («Of Cripples») p. 44-48 Baruch Spinoza : The Non-Existence of the Devil p. 49
º PPP: From the Sabbat to the Stakes, history of a Witch
* The great Witch Trials
• Texts : Maryse Condé: I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem p. 51-52
• Film: The Crucible (excerpts)

6. February 26
* The great Witch Trials
• Texts: Gauffridi in Marseilles p. 53-62 Urbain Grandier : Devils in Loudun p. 63-70 Aldous Huxley, The Devils of Loudun p. 71-73
• Film : The Devils (excerpts)
* King Louis XIV and the Affair of the Poisons
• Texts: “The Magician Lesage” p. 74-79 “The Decriminalization of French Witchcraft” p. 80-81

7. March 5
Mid-Term (75 mn)
* The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters 1
• Film: Brotherhood of the Wolves (excerpts)

8. March 12
* The Sleep of Reason
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