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Sep 12, 2017 · As witch hysteria decreased in Europe, it grew in the New World, which was reeling from wars between the French and British, a smallpox epidemic and the ongoing fear of attacks from neighboring...
Dec 17, 2021 · While the disfavor and disapproval of witch hunting began to rise while the New World experienced a panic, the Europeans who more universally frowned upon the actions of the colonies were only decades prior perfecting the means to find and execute supposed witches.
Jun 23, 2018 · By the 1250s, Dominican inquisitors had driven the most prominent heretic groups underground, and they turned their attention to Jews and witches. Targeting witches required a new understanding of witchcraft, which grew out of the Dominican vision of the world as a battlefield between good and evil.
Oct 30, 2023 · Simultaneously, a new approach to witchcraft emerged, focusing on its folkloric elements. Some authors, like the Brothers Grimm, sought to demonstrate the connections between witchcraft and...
Nov 4, 2011 · The infamous Salem witch trials began during the spring of 1692, after a group of young girls in Salem Village, Massachusetts, claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused several local women...
This book is designed primarily as a contribution towards the under-Tstanding of the beliefs concerning witchcraft, and the resulting notorious trials of alleged witches, in early modern Europe.
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Another approach might be to stretch the chronology or geography under consideration, but as its title indicates, this volume concentrates on early modern Europe, along with two essays addressing Europe’s American colonies.
