What social & religious factors are given to account for the

What methods were used to determine if someone were in fact a witch?

What were the consequences of being accused of witchcraft?

Works Cited

In England witches were hanged

• "Swimming" or "ducking"
• "Pricking"
• Confessions and accusations
• Thumbscrews, leg vices, whipping stocks, scalding lime baths, prayer stools with sharp pegs, racks, strappado, and other methods of torture
• Women, children, and the insane were often thought of as witches.
• Pressing
• The Lord's Prayer Test
• Witch Cakes
• Testimony

Scotland, France, Germany and Italy, the ones accused of witchcraft were burned at stake, but even then, there existed the custom of strangling the victim at the stake and then burned afterward.

During the Salem Witch Trials, accused witches were hanged, tortured to death, and perished in prison

If you refused to confess they would pile heavy stones on your body until you either agree to stand trial or are crushed to death.

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The Crucible

what are the social effects of witchcraft in Europe?

-The witch-hunts of early modern Europe took place

against a backdrop of rapid social, economic, and

religious transformation.

-The witch craze answered the need for a redefinition of moral boundaries, as a result of the profound changes in the medieval social order.

-with the emotional need for a target, explain why the witch-hunts were directed at women.

-Colonists’ more extreme reactions to witchcraft

accusations stemmed from their deep belief in magic.

History and Definition of

Witchcraft

What was witchcraft? Who practiced it?

• Began in 16th century in Europe
• Followed Satan
• Powers(diseases, stillborn, milk, forms, suckle spirits)

• Only women, children, and the insane were accused
• Some used it as a religion
• First women were Tituba Sarah Good & Sarah Osborne (seen as different and as social outcasts)

What social & religious factors are given to account for the harsh response to witchcraft?

Social Factors:

-People believed it was hereditary

-Anytime something was wrong they blamed it on witchcraft & someone being a witch

Accused because of..

• cats
• body imperfections(moles,birthmarks,tags,etc)
• Lords prayer
• attribute misfortune to sorcery

Religious Factors:

-Those who practiced witchcraft worshipped the Devil

-Ongoing disagreement between different religions

-The rise of Christianity

• If a person was different in anyway, they were suspected to be a witch
• Some women were burned at the stake because bad things happened to be around them

Modern Witchcraft

Witchcraft is a pagan religion. Pagan religions worship multiple deities rather than a single god.

Types of Modern Witchcraft

• African Witchcraft
• Appalachian folk magic
• Green witchcraft
• Hedge witchcraft
• Hereditary witchcraft
• Kitchen/Cottage witchcraft
• Pennsylvania Dutch hexcraft or “Pow-wow”
• Traditional
• Wicca