HIST 4323 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Demonology, New Idea, Protestantism
24 Aug 2016
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Persecution of heretics and witchcraft: similar. Late 15th century: witch persecution increased, church became interested in battle of good and evil, 1480s- pope innocent the 8th- had two inquisitors (crammer and springer) write handbook on witchcraft (maleficavm) Printing press helps spread idea rapidly: increasingly large trials of witches. Opening of 16th century: witch hunts (france, roman empire (germany, central europe) Beyond heartland (england: more intense after reformation of churches. Both protestant and church wanted to define what was orthodox and what wasn"t (diabolical) 17th centuray: most intense witch craft hunts edges of europe colination (salem) types of persecutions seased (slowly and unevenly) Numbers: 9million witches died (no longer believed, 40,000 to 200,000 witches dead (more believed, never know the exact numbers executed, difficult evidence, 75-90% women. Podcast 2 life: rural/agg life tied to season and soil tiny minority were city dwellers. Half of all european children lived past 10 tiny minority would ever reach 60-70: structure of society.
