In this thesis the author examines the differences between male and female witches in early modern Holland. This thesis analyses the terminology in early modern laws and literature on witchcraft,...Show moreIn this thesis the author examines the differences between male and female witches in early modern Holland. This thesis analyses the terminology in early modern laws and literature on witchcraft, as well as trial records on cases against (fe)male witches. It also analyses the differences in allegations against male and female witches in sixteenth-century Holland.Show less