Learned Credulity in Gianfrancesco Pico’s Strix

By Walter Stephens

In 1522–23, Gianfrancesco Pico della Mirandola was involved in trials that executed ten accused witches. Soon after the trials, he published Strix, sive de ludificatione daemonum, a meticulous defence of witch-hunting. A humanistic dialogue as…

Listed in Article | publication by group Iter Community

Preview publication

Version 1.0 - published on 21 Apr 2025

Licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC 4.0

Recent Questions

Ask a question

Recent Questions (0)