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Abstract. some societies alleged witches are persecuted and killed. This article explores the rise of false accusations of witchcraft and the resultant killings in South Africa in the last three deca.
This book delves deeply into its context, beliefs, and origins in Europe's history The witch came to prominence-and often a painful death-in early modern Europe, yet her origins are much more geographically diverse and historically deep. In this landmark book, Ronald Hutton traces witchcraft from the ancient world to the early-modern stake.
24 Οκτ 2021 · The Great European Witch-Hunts refer to an unprecedented period in early modern history. Although there are no definitive numbers scholars suggest that during this period between 40,000 and 100,000 people were identified and prosecuted as witches, 80-85% of whom were women.
Studying the history of witchcraft and witch-hunts in Italy therefore requires the adoption of multiple analytical models, capable of taking into account the extreme diversity of the political and legal backgrounds, as well as of describing and interpreting the folkloric varieties of the witchcraft paradigm.
Throughout the 16th century and when these beliefs were intensified, the heretical group of the Anabaptists and witches were the main victims of stigmatization as “enemies of the state” and followers of the Satan and sometimes faced fierce persecution motivated by mass panics.
Focuses specifically on German witch hunts from 1560-1750 and the various social and geopolitical factors affecting them- Protestants vs. Catholic states, German anti-semitism, and how t was used to gain political power.
students will select a historical incident of witchcraft, diabolism, or magic to analyze, and will produce an original argument that puts their incident in conversation with the other texts studied in this course.
