CRM 1301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Evil Eye, Scientific Revolution, Iron Maiden
9 Apr 2016
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Women were often seen as witches and worshipper of the devil. The witch craze o o o o o. Was an answer for institutions that felt threatened. Witches were feared because it was a fear female power (something destructive, something evil. People who opposed the roman church were executed as criminals. 15th and 17th century - thousand were burned in europe. Religion of elite and the religion of the ordinary people. Joan of arc, lead the french to victory o. The same church that saw her as a witch promoted her to saint, In the 15th century the old order was changing. Midwives did the most harm to catholic ways through birth control and a abortions. Anyone who hasn"t gone to school to do medical practice was considered a witch. Testimonies of male doctors that sent many to their deaths. The witch burnings were a way to take control over the women"s power of reproduction.
