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Papers by Hans de Waardt
The Sixteenth century journal, May 31, 2016
Bijdragen en Mededelingen betreffende de Geschiedenis der Nederlanden, 2009
Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft, 2015
As a specialist in the cultural and religious history of sixteenth-century Europe, I feel forced ... more As a specialist in the cultural and religious history of sixteenth-century Europe, I feel forced to admit that I know far too little of the religious history of Latin America. Cuba is no exception in this. So, Palmié's book really struck me as an eye-opener to a culture hitherto unknown to me, apart from the son and boleros of bands like Buena Vista Social Club. But then I realized that much of it had a familiar ring. The read was, in other words, both reconnaissance and recognition. That many themes that Palmié discusses here fall on common ground with subjects I touch upon in my teaching and research offered me a key. But this sounds a bit lighter than it actually was, for I'm afraid that this text is not always an easy read. It would have benefitted greatly from a final proofreading and a correction of the rather numerous spelling errors. Another complicating factor is the author's preference for drawn out sentences. A sentence on page 241, for instance, spreads out over nine lines and counts eighty two words (with a reference to Hegel, a philosopher not known for verbal sobriety). The next sentence stretches out over seven lines and contains seventy-one words. Sentences of such excessive length force readers to read them at least twice. On that same page the author, by the way, shows that he is able to phrase short sentences, with his rather apodictic claim: ''I think not.'' But this having been said, it should be underlined that this book is exciting in the sense that I did not just find it interesting but profoundly stimulating. At first sight it doesn't appear to be a monograph but a volume of separate articles. The chapters do, however, form a cohesive argument and the initial impression of the book as a composite collection of texts is in full accord with the central theme of Palmié's study. At issue is the versatility if not the manoeuvrability of culture, more specifically that of the regla de ocha or santería, a set of religious beliefs and rituals Palmié came across during his fieldwork in Cuba. In the first chapter ''On Yoruba Origins, for Example. . .''
Crime, history and societies, Dec 1, 2003
Bijdragen en Mededelingen betreffende de Geschiedenis der Nederlanden, Jan 30, 2013
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](International Review of Social History, Nov 5, 2002
In the``After-words'' to his book the author, David Levine, confesses that his intention had been... more In the``After-words'' to his book the author, David Levine, confesses that his intention had been to write a book quite different from the one the reader has just read. What he had in mind was``a snappy text called Forgetting the Family'',``a short history of the modern family'' that would meet the``appalling lack of depth'' in the recent sociological debate oǹ`f amily values and its regurgitated cliche Âs''. Instead, he became entangled in broad-based research into``the roots of the world we have made'' (pp. 423±427). This confession goes a long way to explaining the skewed design of At the Dawn of Modernity, which I shall try to explain in a moment. One cannot but admire the ambitious effort Levine has made to analyse a long-standing historical debate on the medieval origins of the``European miracle'' from new fresh angles. However, one is also tempted to compare his new synthesis with other recent efforts in the same direction. These include some of the best general studies of medieval society that have appeared in the last couple of decades ± books such as Georges Duby's Guerriers et paysans, Jean-Pierre Poly and Eric Bournazel's La mutation fe Âodale, and Robert Bartlett's The Making of Europe, while Levine's study also calls to mind Perry Anderson's work. 1 In my opinion Levine's book does not quite measure up ± not because it lacks scholarly depth (on the contrary), but because its composition is rather impenetrable. To test his ideas on Europe's medieval dawning, Levine chose to use an intricate analytical model that, for all its complexity, is not applied very consistently. In fact it mixes an unequal basic chronological division (the period 1000±1300 and the period 1300±1500, the former dominated by a``positive feedback system'', the latter by a``negative'' one) with a principal conceptual dichotomy (feudalism versus modernity), a change of perspective from top-down to bottom-up, and three interwoven approaches (the biology, culture and material life in the book's subtitle). The latter are described in the``After-words'' as forming a``triple helix of historical forces''. Like our genetic code, this helix is in a process of``constant recombination'' ± i.e. change ± both as a consequence of``internal dynamic'' and of constant``interaction with the variability of external circumstances''. Such a complex view of social change makes great demands on the historical narrative, and Levine has answered them by``organizing his text'' in a``cloisonnist'' way ± a reference to the technique of such post-Impressionist artists as Van Gogh and Gauguin,``characterized by ®elds of intense colors, strong ®gural outlines, and little, if any, modeling in the round'' (p. 422). Applying this technique to historical writing is like``problematizing the past by highlighting its contrasting elements'' (p. 422, n. 28). The elaboration of this dazzling design is not without some serious¯aws. One is the erroneous de®nition of the key contrasting concepts of feudalism and modernity. What
Sociologische Gids, 1989
Bevat een uitgeschreven strafrechtelijk vonnis alle nodige informatie over de motieven van betrok... more Bevat een uitgeschreven strafrechtelijk vonnis alle nodige informatie over de motieven van betrokkenen, aangeklaagden zowel als aanklagers? Sterker nog, kan op basis van een verzameling van zulke veroordelingen een ingrijpende ver andering in de m entaliteit van een samenleving of een sociale laag worden be schreven? E en groot deel van de historici die hekserij onderzochten meende van wel. Volgens hen zou de afname van de heksenvervolging het gevolg zijn van een groeiende twijfel om trent de reële mogelijkheid van een betovering. Men realiseerde zich wel dat een afname van het aantal processen hooguit de m entale ontwikkeling van een geletterde elite weerspiegelde (verg. M androu 1968: 562-563). M aar dat vorm de geen belem m ering om toch telkens weer als tem porale begrenzing voor het onderzoek 'de laatste brandstapels' te kiezen (vergelijk de titel van M uchembled en Desmons 1981). Zolang als historici er genoegen mee namen de heksenprocessen te beschrij ven als het resultaat van een dom en blind bijgeloof, w aar de eigen verlichte tijd gelukkig geheel vrij van zou zijn, kon dat misschien nog wel. Deze zelfgenoeg zame houding vindt men vooral in de vorige eeuw. Zo gaf Jacobus Scheltema zijn G esch ied en is d e r h ek sen p ro cessen de ondertitel een e b ijd ra g e to t den roem des vaderlan ds. In dat vaderland waren naar zijn mening veel minder heksen verbrand dan elders, men was hier later met die praktijk begonnen en men was
Annalen des Historischen Vereins für den Niederrhein 206 (2003), 2003
Tijdschrift voor sociale geschiedenis , 1997
Anton Schuurman, Pieter Spierenburg eds., Private Domain, Public Inquiry. Families and Life-Styles in the Netherlands and Europe, 1550 to the Present (Hilversum: Verloren, 1996), pp. 15-38, 1996
Klaus Schreiner, Gerd Schwerhoff eds, Verletzte Ehre. Ehrkonflikten in Gesellschaften des Mittelalters und der Frühen Neuzeit (Köln, Wien: Böhlau, 1995), pp. 303-19, 1995
Marijke Gijswijt-Hofstra en Willem Frijhoff eds, Witchcraft in the Netherlands from the Fourteenth to the Twentieth Century (Rotterdam: Universitaire Pers 1991), pp. 66-78, 1991
Marijke Gijswijt-Hofstra en Willem Frijhoff eds, Witchcraft in the Netherlands from the Fourteenth to the Twentieth Century (Rotterdam: Universitaire Pers 1991), 1991
Sixteenth Century Journal, 2016
Volkskundig bulletin, 1987
Translation of title: Sorcery and Cunning: Backgrounds and ideas of individuals involves in witch... more Translation of title: Sorcery and Cunning: Backgrounds and ideas of individuals involves in witchcraft on the Veluwe in the 16th century. Appendix the sorcery book of Jochum Bos
Skript Historisch Tijdschrift, 1982
Not available. Niets uit deze uitgave mag worden gereproduceerd en/of vermenigvuldigd zonder schr... more Not available. Niets uit deze uitgave mag worden gereproduceerd en/of vermenigvuldigd zonder schriftelijke toestemming van de uitgever. Skript Historisch Tijdschrift is een onafhankelijk wetenschappelijk blad dat vier maal per jaar verschijnt. De redactie, bestaande uit studenten en pas afgestudeerden, wil bijdragen aan actuele historische debatten, en biedt getalenteerde studenten de kans om hun werk aan een breder publiek te presenteren. Een abonnement op Skript kost 20 euro per jaar. U kunt lid worden door het machtigingsformulier in te vullen op www.skript-ht.nl. Ook kunt u een e-mail sturen naar de redactie, dan krijgt u het machtigingsformulier thuisgestuurd. Losse nummers zijn verkrijgbaar bij de redactie. Artikelen ouder dan een jaar zijn gratis te downloaden op www.skript-ht.nl/archief.
Curing and Insuring. Essays on Illness in Past Times, eds Hans Binneveld and Rudolf Dekker, 1993
Illness and Healing Alternatives in Western Europe, eds Marijke Gijswijt-Hofstra, Hilary Marland, Hans de Waardt (London and New York: Routledge, 1997), pp 141-160. 141-60., 1997
The Sixteenth century journal, May 31, 2016
Bijdragen en Mededelingen betreffende de Geschiedenis der Nederlanden, 2009
Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft, 2015
As a specialist in the cultural and religious history of sixteenth-century Europe, I feel forced ... more As a specialist in the cultural and religious history of sixteenth-century Europe, I feel forced to admit that I know far too little of the religious history of Latin America. Cuba is no exception in this. So, Palmié's book really struck me as an eye-opener to a culture hitherto unknown to me, apart from the son and boleros of bands like Buena Vista Social Club. But then I realized that much of it had a familiar ring. The read was, in other words, both reconnaissance and recognition. That many themes that Palmié discusses here fall on common ground with subjects I touch upon in my teaching and research offered me a key. But this sounds a bit lighter than it actually was, for I'm afraid that this text is not always an easy read. It would have benefitted greatly from a final proofreading and a correction of the rather numerous spelling errors. Another complicating factor is the author's preference for drawn out sentences. A sentence on page 241, for instance, spreads out over nine lines and counts eighty two words (with a reference to Hegel, a philosopher not known for verbal sobriety). The next sentence stretches out over seven lines and contains seventy-one words. Sentences of such excessive length force readers to read them at least twice. On that same page the author, by the way, shows that he is able to phrase short sentences, with his rather apodictic claim: ''I think not.'' But this having been said, it should be underlined that this book is exciting in the sense that I did not just find it interesting but profoundly stimulating. At first sight it doesn't appear to be a monograph but a volume of separate articles. The chapters do, however, form a cohesive argument and the initial impression of the book as a composite collection of texts is in full accord with the central theme of Palmié's study. At issue is the versatility if not the manoeuvrability of culture, more specifically that of the regla de ocha or santería, a set of religious beliefs and rituals Palmié came across during his fieldwork in Cuba. In the first chapter ''On Yoruba Origins, for Example. . .''
Crime, history and societies, Dec 1, 2003
Bijdragen en Mededelingen betreffende de Geschiedenis der Nederlanden, Jan 30, 2013
International Review of Social History, Nov 5, 2002
In the``After-words'' to his book the author, David Levine, confesses that his intention had been... more In the``After-words'' to his book the author, David Levine, confesses that his intention had been to write a book quite different from the one the reader has just read. What he had in mind was``a snappy text called Forgetting the Family'',``a short history of the modern family'' that would meet the``appalling lack of depth'' in the recent sociological debate oǹ`f amily values and its regurgitated cliche Âs''. Instead, he became entangled in broad-based research into``the roots of the world we have made'' (pp. 423±427). This confession goes a long way to explaining the skewed design of At the Dawn of Modernity, which I shall try to explain in a moment. One cannot but admire the ambitious effort Levine has made to analyse a long-standing historical debate on the medieval origins of the``European miracle'' from new fresh angles. However, one is also tempted to compare his new synthesis with other recent efforts in the same direction. These include some of the best general studies of medieval society that have appeared in the last couple of decades ± books such as Georges Duby's Guerriers et paysans, Jean-Pierre Poly and Eric Bournazel's La mutation fe Âodale, and Robert Bartlett's The Making of Europe, while Levine's study also calls to mind Perry Anderson's work. 1 In my opinion Levine's book does not quite measure up ± not because it lacks scholarly depth (on the contrary), but because its composition is rather impenetrable. To test his ideas on Europe's medieval dawning, Levine chose to use an intricate analytical model that, for all its complexity, is not applied very consistently. In fact it mixes an unequal basic chronological division (the period 1000±1300 and the period 1300±1500, the former dominated by a``positive feedback system'', the latter by a``negative'' one) with a principal conceptual dichotomy (feudalism versus modernity), a change of perspective from top-down to bottom-up, and three interwoven approaches (the biology, culture and material life in the book's subtitle). The latter are described in the``After-words'' as forming a``triple helix of historical forces''. Like our genetic code, this helix is in a process of``constant recombination'' ± i.e. change ± both as a consequence of``internal dynamic'' and of constant``interaction with the variability of external circumstances''. Such a complex view of social change makes great demands on the historical narrative, and Levine has answered them by``organizing his text'' in a``cloisonnist'' way ± a reference to the technique of such post-Impressionist artists as Van Gogh and Gauguin,``characterized by ®elds of intense colors, strong ®gural outlines, and little, if any, modeling in the round'' (p. 422). Applying this technique to historical writing is like``problematizing the past by highlighting its contrasting elements'' (p. 422, n. 28). The elaboration of this dazzling design is not without some serious¯aws. One is the erroneous de®nition of the key contrasting concepts of feudalism and modernity. What
Sociologische Gids, 1989
Bevat een uitgeschreven strafrechtelijk vonnis alle nodige informatie over de motieven van betrok... more Bevat een uitgeschreven strafrechtelijk vonnis alle nodige informatie over de motieven van betrokkenen, aangeklaagden zowel als aanklagers? Sterker nog, kan op basis van een verzameling van zulke veroordelingen een ingrijpende ver andering in de m entaliteit van een samenleving of een sociale laag worden be schreven? E en groot deel van de historici die hekserij onderzochten meende van wel. Volgens hen zou de afname van de heksenvervolging het gevolg zijn van een groeiende twijfel om trent de reële mogelijkheid van een betovering. Men realiseerde zich wel dat een afname van het aantal processen hooguit de m entale ontwikkeling van een geletterde elite weerspiegelde (verg. M androu 1968: 562-563). M aar dat vorm de geen belem m ering om toch telkens weer als tem porale begrenzing voor het onderzoek 'de laatste brandstapels' te kiezen (vergelijk de titel van M uchembled en Desmons 1981). Zolang als historici er genoegen mee namen de heksenprocessen te beschrij ven als het resultaat van een dom en blind bijgeloof, w aar de eigen verlichte tijd gelukkig geheel vrij van zou zijn, kon dat misschien nog wel. Deze zelfgenoeg zame houding vindt men vooral in de vorige eeuw. Zo gaf Jacobus Scheltema zijn G esch ied en is d e r h ek sen p ro cessen de ondertitel een e b ijd ra g e to t den roem des vaderlan ds. In dat vaderland waren naar zijn mening veel minder heksen verbrand dan elders, men was hier later met die praktijk begonnen en men was
Annalen des Historischen Vereins für den Niederrhein 206 (2003), 2003
Tijdschrift voor sociale geschiedenis , 1997
Anton Schuurman, Pieter Spierenburg eds., Private Domain, Public Inquiry. Families and Life-Styles in the Netherlands and Europe, 1550 to the Present (Hilversum: Verloren, 1996), pp. 15-38, 1996
Klaus Schreiner, Gerd Schwerhoff eds, Verletzte Ehre. Ehrkonflikten in Gesellschaften des Mittelalters und der Frühen Neuzeit (Köln, Wien: Böhlau, 1995), pp. 303-19, 1995
Marijke Gijswijt-Hofstra en Willem Frijhoff eds, Witchcraft in the Netherlands from the Fourteenth to the Twentieth Century (Rotterdam: Universitaire Pers 1991), pp. 66-78, 1991
Marijke Gijswijt-Hofstra en Willem Frijhoff eds, Witchcraft in the Netherlands from the Fourteenth to the Twentieth Century (Rotterdam: Universitaire Pers 1991), 1991
Sixteenth Century Journal, 2016
Volkskundig bulletin, 1987
Translation of title: Sorcery and Cunning: Backgrounds and ideas of individuals involves in witch... more Translation of title: Sorcery and Cunning: Backgrounds and ideas of individuals involves in witchcraft on the Veluwe in the 16th century. Appendix the sorcery book of Jochum Bos
Skript Historisch Tijdschrift, 1982
Not available. Niets uit deze uitgave mag worden gereproduceerd en/of vermenigvuldigd zonder schr... more Not available. Niets uit deze uitgave mag worden gereproduceerd en/of vermenigvuldigd zonder schriftelijke toestemming van de uitgever. Skript Historisch Tijdschrift is een onafhankelijk wetenschappelijk blad dat vier maal per jaar verschijnt. De redactie, bestaande uit studenten en pas afgestudeerden, wil bijdragen aan actuele historische debatten, en biedt getalenteerde studenten de kans om hun werk aan een breder publiek te presenteren. Een abonnement op Skript kost 20 euro per jaar. U kunt lid worden door het machtigingsformulier in te vullen op www.skript-ht.nl. Ook kunt u een e-mail sturen naar de redactie, dan krijgt u het machtigingsformulier thuisgestuurd. Losse nummers zijn verkrijgbaar bij de redactie. Artikelen ouder dan een jaar zijn gratis te downloaden op www.skript-ht.nl/archief.
Curing and Insuring. Essays on Illness in Past Times, eds Hans Binneveld and Rudolf Dekker, 1993
Illness and Healing Alternatives in Western Europe, eds Marijke Gijswijt-Hofstra, Hilary Marland, Hans de Waardt (London and New York: Routledge, 1997), pp 141-160. 141-60., 1997
Canadian Journal of Netherlandic Studies/Revue canadienne d'études néerlandaises 42.1, pp. 93-98, 1922