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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Witch-huntWitch hunt - Wikipedia

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   v. t. e. A witch hunt, or a witch purge, is a search for people who have been labeled witches or a search for evidence of witchcraft. Practicing evil spells or incantations was proscribed and punishable in early human civilizations in the Middle East. In medieval Europe, witch-hunts often arose in connection to charges of heresy from Christianity.

2. www.scientificamerican.com › article › how-socialHow Social Turmoil Has Increased Witch Hunts throughout ...

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   May 1, 2023 · This is the economic ground on which the “Great Hunt” of witches in Europe took place. Although popular imagination regards the trials as outbreaks of mass delusion or superstition, the fact ...

3. www.history.com › news › how-churches-used-witchHow Early Churches Used Witch Hunts to Gain More Followers

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   Jan 10, 2018 · The Salem witch trials of the 1690s have an iconic place in American lore. But before the Salem witch hunt, there was the “Great Hunt”: a larger, more prolonged European phenomenon between ...

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   Oct 14, 2024 · witch hunt, a series of investigations and persecutions of “witches” that occurred in Europe and the European colonies in the Americas between the 14th and 18th centuries. The term witch hunt has entered common political parlance to describe such campaigns as that of Sen. Joseph McCarthy to root out “communists” in the United States in ...

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5. www.smithsonianmag.com › smart-news › why-do-witchWhy Do Witch Hunts Still Happen? | Smithsonian

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   Oct 30, 2015 · Nathan Griffith/Corbis. To most people, the witch hunt only exists as metaphor. The idea can seem like a morbid relic of history. But around the world, innocent people are still attacked and ...

6. www.britannica.com › topic › witchcraftWitchcraft | Definition, History, Trials, Witch Hunts ...

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   Sep 27, 2024 · witch. witchcraft, term usually applied to harm brought upon others through the use of supernatural or occult powers. The person engaging in witchcraft is called a witch, while the act of causing harm may be termed cursing, hexing, bewitchment, or maleficium. A belief in malevolent witchcraft has been found across many societies throughout ...

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   What is a witch hunt?

   • witch hunt, a series of investigations and persecutions of “witches” that occurred in Europe and the European colonies in the Americas between the 14th and 18th centuries. The term witch hunt has entered common political parlance to describe such campaigns as that of Sen. Joseph McCarthy to root out “communists” in the United States in the 1950s.

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   Are witch hunts a relic of history?

   • To most people, the witch hunt only exists as metaphor. The idea can seem like a morbid relic of history. But around the world, innocent people are still attacked and killed for witchcraft. Modern-day witch hunts happen in Africa, the Pacific, Latin America and even in the U.S. and Europe, writes Mitch Horowitz for the New York Times.

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   Are witch hunts more violent now?

   • Witch hunts are more violent now, he reports, and often include torture. "It is not just that it’s practiced," Monica Paulus, a Papua New Guinean who was accused of witchcraft, driven from her home village and now aids other victims, tells Russell. "It is that everybody believes in it. The prime minister believes in it.

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   Do witch hunts still occur today?

   • Witch-hunts still occur today in societies where belief in magic is prevalent. In most cases, these are instances of lynching and burnings, reported with some regularity from much of Sub-Saharan Africa, from Saudi Arabia and from Papua New Guinea. In addition, there are some countries that have legislation against the practice of sorcery.

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   When did witch hunts begin?

   • Witch-hunts began to occur in North America while Hopkins was hunting witches in England. In 1645, forty-six years before the notorious Salem witch trials, Springfield, Massachusetts experienced America's first accusations of witchcraft when husband and wife Hugh and Mary Parsons accused each other of witchcraft.

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   Are witches real?

   • While witches are often a product of imagination, folklore, and fiction rather than reality, in many cases there have been people who have tried to curse others and who in some instances might consider themselves to be witches. Salem witch trial Witch trial in Salem, Massachusetts, hand-colored engraving.

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   Aug 10, 2020 · 08/10/2020. Witch hunts are far from being a thing of the past — even in the 21st century. In many countries, this is still a sad reality for many women today. That is why August 10 has been ...