of heresy and must be severely punished (p. 134 course reader). The elites were concerned with persecuting witches as a way to reduce heresy and rebellion among the common people (p. 160 Levack). One of the preconditions to a successful witch-hunt is that both the elites and common people had to
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The Salem Witch Trials took place in the year 1692 and lasted more than a year. The popular witch hunt took place in colonial Massachusetts. Demos (2009)‚ explains that during the late 1600’s witch trials were actually not as popular as most people thought in regards to historical significance (p.1311). He also explains that even though the witch hunt was not considered a big event‚ the trials still involved and affected many different people in both age‚ sex‚ and social status (Demos‚ 1970‚ p. 1315)
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Southwest; Spanish and Indian supernaturalism on the Rio Grande [monograph on the Internet]. [place unknown]: Flagstaff [Ariz.] Northland Press [1974]; 1974. [cited November 1‚ 2012]. Available from: UNM LIBROS Catalog. National Geographic: Salem Witch-Hunt--Interactive www.nationalgeographic.com/salem/
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examines the role of the Scottish parliament and witch-hunting during the 1640’s when the covenanting movement was in power. This author used primary sources as Young referred to acts and bodies in the Scottish government that paved the way for witch hunts at the local level. An example of this is the 1563 witchcraft act passed by the Scottish parliament. Moreover‚ the church of Scotland lobbied parliament for further action to be taken against perceived witchcraft activities which resulted in a further
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Who are the key people involved in the “the other witch hunt?” what roles do each play in the incident? Specific examples/evidence from book the whole 1) Katherine Branch a) Servant of Daniel and Abigail Wescot b) Has fits may or may not be real c) accuses Disborough and Clawson i) claims Disborough was her guide to compo there and back ii) accused Clawson of pinching her and later red spots appeared on Kate which later turned into black and blue bruises d) begins trial and other colonist’s confession
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unexplainable things. And‚ of course‚ with little knowledge about how “witchcraft” worked‚ people were generally afraid of this concept. The Trial of Tempel Anneke collects primary sources from that period of time and gives us an idea about so-called “witch-hunt of early modern Europe” and people’s attitude towards witchcraft‚ most of which was considered harmful. First of all‚ while magic could be used for either benevolent or malevolent purposes‚ general public were very afraid of harmful low magic and
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Douglas Linder states the effect of the trials in 1692‚ “By the time the witch hunt ended‚ nineteen convicted witches were executed‚ at least four accused witches had died in prison‚ and one man‚ Giles Corey‚ had been pressed to death. About one to two hundred other persons were arrested and imprisoned on witchcraft charges. Two dogs
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People of this Puritan society were expected to live by a strict moral code. Anything that was against the code was labeled as a sin‚ and people who went against it would be suspected of carrying out the devil’s work. Puritans had strongly believed in self-discipline as well as a strong sense of responsibility and hard work. Moderation was also heavily valued for Puritans; although they drank alcohol‚ they thought drinking in excess would be punished in the afterlife. Puritans were also extremely
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accused witches and 20 dead. The trials were based on religious beliefs and would separate all the “unholy” citizens from the community. The trials separated the community based on fear and individuals singling out others based on class. The witch-hunts have affected modern society by deeming women as weak and inferior to men and as easily controlled. The whole thing could have even simply started as a group of young girls who just wanted to gain attention and then taken over by corrupt leaders who
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and resorted to when events are unexplainable. In the Late Middle Ages‚ three main texts arose that laid a foundation for the extermination of witches‚ known as the Witchcraft Documents. This fear instilled in the documents started a flurry of witch hunts and unreasonable trials to eradicate witches and to keep the world pure‚ starting in the medieval Protestant Europe‚ the ever popular Salem witch trials in the late 1600s‚ and until they died down mid-1700s (Scarre & Callow 2001) and only happened
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