CRM 1301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: The Burning Times, Europe 1

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 1301
• Professor: Jeff Landry

Document Summary

Fearing the word witch: brings up ideas of women"s power, propagandized to fear female power, evil, destructive, feared. Witchcraft: used to dismiss many cultural traditions, women taking part in rituals, persecuted, witchdoctors, shamans, healers. Healing arts: rooted in traditions ancestors, done in the name of christianity. Christianization of europe: church of rome set up to enforce its will, executed people if had different beliefs. 3: out of religious persecutions came the witch-hunts. Inquisitions: 85% killed were women, 15th and 17th centuries thousands were burned, women"s holocaust, approx. 9 mil: rituals and celebrations as things because they were important to helping. It would take the pressure off the state, church, etc. i. Church was unacceptable: challenged greatest authority at that time, undermined the most important structure, the church. Wise women: nobody did more harm to the church and religion than mid wives a.