Citation

Sjöberg RL. Hist. Psychiatry 2004; 15(60 Pt 4): 477-487.

Affiliation

Centre for Clinical Research, Central Hospital of Västerås. Email: rickard.sjoberg@ltvastmanland.se

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15630789

Abstract

During recent decades, interpretation of mass allegations fo Satanist child abductions have challenged psychiatrists and mental health professionals in the Western world. It has been argued that a useful perspective on this phenomenon ay be gained from a study of historical parallels from countries such as Spain, Germany and Sweden. The texts translated below are an eyewitness account of the witch panic in Rättvik 1670-71 and a letter of 1671, both written by the Reverend Gustav Elvius.

Language: en