Ingrid Ahrendt-Schulte

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Ingrid Ahrendt-Schulte (born Ahrendt; born April 1, 1942 ; † June 12, 2006 in Cologne ) was a German historian .

In 1996 she did her doctorate with Heide Wunder (Kassel). From 1994 she lived as a freelance historian and academic writer and as a freelancer for Westdeutscher Rundfunk in Cologne . From 1994 until her death she was active as a board member and city guide for the Cologne Women's History Association.

Ahrendt-Schulte was one of the most prominent representatives of the newer witch research . Her books and essays always tried a gender-historical approach. For the working group Interdisciplinary Witch Research she acted as co-editor of the volume Gender, Magic and Witch Persecution (series: Hexenforschung Volume 7).

Fonts

  • Damaging spells and conflicts. Social history of women as reflected in the witch trials of the 16th century in Grafschaft Lippe . In: Heide Wunder , Christina Vanja (ed.): Change in gender relations at the beginning of modern times. Suhrkamp, ​​Frankfurt am Main 1991, pp. 198–228, again in: Claudia Opitz (Ed.): Der Hexenstreit. Women in the early modern witch hunt. Herder, Freiburg i. Br. Et al. 1995, pp. 174-210.
  • Wise women - bad women. The history of witches in the early modern period. Herder, Freiburg 1994. 2nd edition 1995, Japanese edition: Tokyo 2003.
  • Sorceresses in the town of Horn (1554–1603). Magical culture and witch hunt at the beginning of modern times. Campus, Frankfurt am Main / New York 1997.
  • Ingrid Ahrendt-Schulte can be heard in When I was born and the search for reality began - family photos. SWR 2004 (by J. Monika Walther)

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personal data
SURNAME Ahrendt-Schulte, Ingrid
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ahrendt, Ingrid (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German historian
DATE OF BIRTH April 1, 1942
DATE OF DEATH June 12, 2006
Place of death Cologne