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An image from The Wonderful Discoveries of the Witchcrafts of Margaret and Phillip Flower, printed in London, 1618. 1. SPOOKED BY SPIRITS. In a curious passage from his 1597 witch-hunting manual, James VI of Scotland (later James I of England) expressed the widespread fear in early modern Europe that the Devil could take possession of a building.
19 ώρες πριν · The growing fear of witches in the 16th century included increased anxiety about them joining together in a coven. Increasingly witches were depicted in a group, as in a painting of the witch’s sabbath by Frans Francken. Francken picked up his brush at a time when the Spanish Netherlands experienced a growing panic about witches.
8 Δεκ 2023 · The witch, kaššāptu, is primarily female and frequently addressed alone, whereas her partner, the male kaššāpu, only exists at her side. On the other hand, there is a primarily male agent of witchcraft, called bēl dabābi ‘opponent in court’, ‘adversary’.
8 Δεκ 2023 · Typical elements of a ceremonial anti-witchcraft ritual include offerings presented to the deities invoked in the ritual, prayers and incantations, the fabrication and manipulation of substitutes representing the witches or their witchcraft and various rites of purification of the patient.
In the eyes of the law, and in much of society, witches were people who had made a pact with the Devil and who had then used their newfound demonic powers to harm their neighbours. Witches were most often believed to be women, frequently elderly, poor, widowed or childless.
11 Οκτ 2024 · High quality images from art museums and other cultural organizations. Includes images of witches and witch trials in art.
9 Αυγ 2021 · This article explores the depictions of witches and devils in Early Modern European visual cultures, which helped to construct an image of witches as the ‘other’, as the enemy within.
