Sovereign dealings with blasphemy: The prosecution of written pacts with the Devil within the absolute monarchy of Denmark-Norway

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Sovereign dealings with blasphemy : The prosecution of written pacts with the Devil within the absolute monarchy of Denmark-Norway. / Nissen, Nanna Eva.

In: Scandinavian Journal of History, Vol. 47, No. 4, 16.03.2022, p. 464-489.

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Nissen, NE 2022, 'Sovereign dealings with blasphemy: The prosecution of written pacts with the Devil within the absolute monarchy of Denmark-Norway', Scandinavian Journal of History, vol. 47, no. 4, pp. 464-489. https://doi.org/10.1080/03468755.2022.2052349

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Nissen, N. E. (2022). Sovereign dealings with blasphemy: The prosecution of written pacts with the Devil within the absolute monarchy of Denmark-Norway. Scandinavian Journal of History, 47(4), 464-489. https://doi.org/10.1080/03468755.2022.2052349

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Nissen NE. Sovereign dealings with blasphemy: The prosecution of written pacts with the Devil within the absolute monarchy of Denmark-Norway. Scandinavian Journal of History. 2022 Mar 16;47(4):464-489. https://doi.org/10.1080/03468755.2022.2052349

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Nissen, Nanna Eva. / Sovereign dealings with blasphemy : The prosecution of written pacts with the Devil within the absolute monarchy of Denmark-Norway. In: Scandinavian Journal of History. 2022 ; Vol. 47, No. 4. pp. 464-489.

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