of the Puritans Fear is an emotion that has plagued mankind for centuries. Fear of the unknown‚ fear of death‚ fear of others. When people are afraid‚ their actions can be manipulated to reactions out of fear. An example of extreme reactions to fear would be the Puritans. They believed completely in the church and feared when someone or something acted out. The Puritans are misunderstood in the eyes of the twenty-first century for their extreme reactions to witchcraft‚ the Devil
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Life for Puritans in America was very Religious. Most Puritans came to America for a better life and to escape prosecutions in England. Puritans believed that over every man’s law‚ God’s laws and message were more important. Back then puritans believed in predestination‚ where people was born to spend life in Hell or to be saved. Puritans always worked hard‚were self-disciplined‚ and did religious duties. Others who partied and committed adultery was bound to public humiliation or punishment for
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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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Historical Hysterias The Salem Witchcraft trials are notoriously known in history for its mass hysteria and paranoia within colonial Massachusetts during the 17th century. This paper will identify social and religious factors contributing to the Salem with-hunt‚ provide insight to who was behind it and why‚ and compare and contrast other examples of mass hysteria with that of the Salem witch-hunt. In colonial Massachusetts‚ the Puritan religion touched every aspect of line in the community. The
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Puritans and the Salem Witch Trials During the time period of 1691 to 1692 the town of Salem‚ a small thriving community within the Puritan Massachusetts Bay colony‚ was struck by widespread hysteria in the form of witch trials. The way these trials and accusations played out are historically unlike any other witch trials found in European and American history. Historians have pointed to a number of economic‚ political‚ and social changes of the then existing institutions throughout the Massachusetts
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mental breakdowns and fear.11 Descriptive sermons were being given frequently about and against witchcraft around the time of the Salem Witch Trials. It is obvious to say that the girls could have felt terrified about this and the witchcraft that they would have seen throughout the village. In Witchcraft at Salem‚ Chadwick Hansen says‚ “The cause of these hysterical symptoms‚ of course‚ was not witchcraft itself but the victim’s fear of it.”12 This could definitely be seen as a possible explanation
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Amidst the ongoing witch trials‚ Reginald Scot‚ a member of parliament‚ produced a book called The Discoverie of Witchcraft in 1584 denouncing the executions of witches and questioning their existence as a whole. Due to societal pressure he had to rely on biblical references in presenting his arguments to avoid being called a heretic or a witch himself. Hence‚ Scot argued that the belief in witches is an act of heresy itself because this belief suggests that another entity other than God has powers
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all town members to end witchcraft entirely in order to limit opposition of religion. Religion influences the people‚ over time economics determines people’s reaction and social habits were the leading causes for the termination of individuals believed to be witches. Major religions such as Calvinism‚ Lutheran and Catholicism believe that witchcraft was going against God and should be immediately
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interests. One group who was particularly sturdy and large was the Puritans. The Puritans believed in many of their own beliefs‚ but the main belief that they all had in common was their views on religion. The Puritans practiced their own religion derived from Anglicanism‚ and had many strict beliefs and feelings towards their own lifestyles. These harsh feelings caused many people pain‚ and others being forced to believe in what the Puritans did. Whether you’re in the United States or even in Asia‚ religion
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witches. Although the book contained misconceptions of witches‚ the accusations were supported and thought of as the truth in contemporary culture. At the time the Malleus Maleficarum was produced‚ there was an ongoing fear and concern for witches and witchcraft; the beliefs in witches were thought to be dangerous in regards to the safety of Christians. Despite the unreasonable guiding of the Malleus Maleficarum‚ it played a culturally significant part in drawing upon and strengthening the beliefs of the
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