HIS230H5 Lecture Notes - Nicolaus Copernicus, Copernican Revolution, Friedrich Spee
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5 people led to revolution: nicolaus copernicus, tycho brahe. Perkins ties together 3 important concept: 1) there are witches, 2) they are real people who practice magic and engage in supernatural forces, 3) engagement with supernatural with assistant of the devil. Many well educated people believed what perkins was saying. Helen frasser: accused in 1597, she pretended she had knowledge and skills in which people paid her for, accused of having cause men to switch their affection from one woman to another. Johnne brughe: accused 1643, first hanged and then burned because it was merciful because you were unconscious when being burned. Between 1450-1750, 100 000 witchcraft trials and 40 000-50 000 executed. People brought to the attention of the authorities by their neighbours. Witch hunts, where academic and unpopular opinions clashed. General anxieties that were new to europe, repeated visitations of plague, religious reformations, faltering economies and encounters to people unknown to eu: these anxieties heightened fears.
