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    Lindsay David Art History 6D 3 June 2008 Dong Qichang‚ In the Shade of Summer Trees‚ 17th century‚ Ming Dynasty This painting is from the Ming Dynasty‚ and very clearly depicts and captures the essence of The Southern School‚ or Literati painters. The first thing to note is the overall composition of the painting. First and foremost it is a landscape painting. The colors are very monochrome; the space is stretched to reveal a depth to the painting that the eye cannot capture; and there

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    The attitude towards witchcraft had changed dramatically throughout the course of the medieval times. At first‚ in the fifth century it was considered that people cannot practice magic. However‚ in the ninth and tenth centuries the church started considering witchcraft a serious threat and ordered to kill people who were suspected of doing so. It was considered that people who practice witchcraft support Satan and are very dangerous for Christian society. The majority of people who were considered

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    distorted due to centuries of persecution at the hands of the Christian church. The idea of witchcraft usually lands in the same realm as fantasy and childhood notions of fairytales. When confronted with the notion that people in this world really do practice witchcraft‚ we are immersed both in fascination and fear. The very concept of witchcraft‚ and the magic associated with it‚

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    Elizabethan Witchcraft and Witches Elizabethan Superstitions The Elizabethan Period - Elizabethan Witchcraft and Witches The Elizabethan Period and the intellectual era of the Renaissance introduced English persecution of Elizabethan Witches and Witchcraft. Ironically‚ this period of great learning brought with it a renewed belief in the supernatural including a belief in the powers of witchcraft‚ witches and witch hunts! Ironically the introduction of the printing press‚ one of the greatest tools

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    The 17th and 18th centuries were a period filled with nation building and expansion across the globe as extensive‚ and often overseas‚ holdings became an indicator of a strong and wealthy country in this politically competitive era. However‚ the extent of a ruler’s control was not their only concern. Many monarchs throughout Europe took great initiative to consolidate and increase their power‚ building absolute monarchies in which they held absolute power. The pursuit of political absolutism frequently

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    two principal factors that are behind the events of 17th century Great Britain? The seventeenth century extends from the accession of the first Stuart king (James I and VI) in 1603 to the coronation of the third (Charles II) in 1660. Between these two reigns massive political and social events took place that bridge the gap between the Tudor “tyranny by consent” of the sixteenth century and the constitutional monarchy of the eighteenth century. Yet‚ all these events had not occurred if it were

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    Rev. Confirming Pages CHAPTER 1 ᇿᇿᇿᇿሀᇿᇿᇿᇿ THE AZANDE Witchcraft and Oracles in Africa EGYPT RED SEA Ni le LIBYA Port Sudan 300 mi 0 150 0 150 300 km Area Occupied by the Azande Nile Kassala Khartoum SUDAN Al Obeid ERITREA Kusti W h i te N il e CHAD CE NTRAL River M b om u ETH IOP IA Wau AFRI CAN RE PUB LI C B l u e N ile ZANDE DISTRICT Juba River U el DEM. REP. OF THE CONGO e UGANDA

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    did African slavery expand so rapidly in the late 17th century? Over one-half of all the immigrants to the New World between 1500 and 1800 were Africans‚ virtually all of them sent to the Americas against their will. African society was portrayed as primitive and uncivilized. Africans were kept as slaves in Africa because of criminal behavior‚ unpaid debts‚ or from being captured in wars. Africans began to sell slaves as early as the eighth century to traders from the Mediterranean and later to

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    References: Bowman‚ Prof. Joyce‚ Dept of History‚ Umass/Amhrerst‚ Africa and Europe (class notes) http://www.umass.edu/afroam/aa254_t7.html Sugar and Slavery in the 19th century http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~caguirre/381_15.html The Mariners Museum Website‚ Captive Passage – Arrival: Life in the Americas http://www.mariner.org/captivepassage/arrival/arr007.html Transatlantic Slave Trade http://www.africana.com/research/encarta/trading

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    Intro So basically‚ Green Witchcraft (what I practice) is the practice of nature based and earth oriented witchcraft‚ centering around the magickal properties of trees‚ herbs‚ plants‚ and flowers. The spirits of nature and the Fey have a large part in Green Witchcraft Traditions. So‚ lots of people come to me saying “Mels I just got a window box‚ what should I plant?!” to which the short answer is “Whatever you want to plant”. But if you really want to get the most use out of your window box‚ you’ll

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