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    Puritan Period

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    Name: Taylor Cornelius Webquest for the Puritan Period    Directions: Have your answer sheet beside you as you work on the questions below. Record all your answers on your sheet. You are restricted to the hyperlinks listed below. All necessary information will be found on the selected sites.   1.)    What were some of the Puritan’s beliefs and values? List three of Puritans believed that their religion was the “correct” one. They also killed Quakers for preaching “inner light” doctrines

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    concept of witchcraft‚ certain notions would instantaneously come to mind. For some‚ witchcraft stirs ideas of grotesque old crones draped in ill-fitting garments riding a broom across the heavens; oftentimes‚ these figures are represented with a common black cat to serve as their familiar. Likewise‚ others may think of witchcraft in terms of Hollywood blockbuster films such as The Wizard of Oz or perhaps even The Witches of Eastwick. As fanciful and alluring as these interpretations of witchcraft may be

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    Witchcraft And Exorcism

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    The history of past views and treatments for abnormal behavior was the most interesting to me in this week’s reading‚ especially witchcraft and exorcism. I remember learning about witchcraft including the Salem witch trials during high school. It has me curious as to what they would have considered abnormal behavior back then and which behaviors would have you sent to an asylum or hospital. I was surprised by how often the treatments and care of people with abnormal behavior changed‚ affected by

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    Modern Witchcraft

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    In Part One of this series we briefly examined modern and contemporary witchcraft‚ discussing some of the major beliefs of this syncretistic movement. The present article will further expound on witchcraft‚ and also critique it from a biblical‚ metaphysical‚ epistemological‚ and ethical basis. It is essential to keep in mind that this movement encompasses a wide range of practices and beliefs. Consequently some of the critiques presented in this article may require some adaptation or modification

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    Witchcraft in Hollywood

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    Witchcraft in Hollywood It is said by many that Hollywood is persuasive. People see something on television or in a motion picture and believe that what is shown is‚ in reality‚ true. Misconceptions will occur‚ and unless people are shown evidence against the delusions‚ it will be taken as fact. In the past‚ many groups have been poorly represented onscreen. Organizations such as the mafia‚ the government‚ the military‚ spies‚ gods‚ monsters‚ and others are just a small example

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    Witchcraft as Misogyny

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    compared to men‚ which led to the belief that women were witches. Act of oblivion “Women and Explanations for European Witchcraft Beliefs in the 16th and 17th Century.” (2003) The journal “Women and Explanations for European Witchcraft Beliefs in the 16th and 17th Century‚” debates whether witchcraft was a tradition or part of everyday culture. James Sharpe believed that witchcraft was a part of everyday culture during that period. People targeted others for revenge or said they were a witch because

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    The Arise of Witchcraft in The Crucible In Arthur Miller’s‚ The Crucible‚ the story is set in Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ during the time that the Salem Witch Trials were beginning. The society was paranoid because the concept of witchcraft scared them and‚ even more than scared them‚ enraged them. Due to how paranoid the people were‚ the leaders began implementing new rules/laws that would prevent witchcraft from happening. In the play‚ by the end of Act 1‚ the girls dancing in the woods (and dabbling

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    War and Witchcraft

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    War and Witchcraft HIST/113 November 1‚ 2010 The War of Religion also known as the Huguenots War lasted for about forty years (1562-1592). This war was mainly between the Huguenots and the Catholics of France. Within France a Feudal Rebellion took place between the church‚ nobles‚ courts‚ guilds‚ towns and provinces; all of which rebelled against the King. A traditional saying "Une foi‚ un loi‚ un roi (one faith‚ one law‚ one King)" (Newman‚ 2004) indicates how society‚ state and religion

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    Witchcraft And Gender

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    century. To do this I must first locate these incidents within the social context of the time and discover attitudes towards the 17th century European woman in general. I shall then look at what kinds of people were most likely to be accused of witchcraft‚ including the plight of men‚ and whether or not gender emerges as the overriding factor. I shall conclude by taking an overview of theorised psychologies behind the witch-hunts and come to a decision about whether or not this harrowing time was

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    Is Witchcraft Rational?

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    Is Witchcraft Rational? Human nature has always instigated us to try and look for explanations for what happens around us. Psychology looks for the explanations for human behavior‚ meteorology looks for explanations for weather and the police now look for scientific explanations to solve a crime. The means we have today to investigate cause and effect are different from how they were even a decade ago let alone in the ancient civilizations when witchcraft and magic supposedly originated‚ not to

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