Identify witchcraft with a dangerous heresy. Judgment and command) to contradict that traditional Christian idea, and
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Of inquisitors manuals, and a series of papal bulls (written letters of Witchcraft could do no serious harm, because it was not real. Themselves, or the Devil was fooling them. People might think they were witches, but they were fooling Even within that one church, however, uniformity in all matters ofįaith and belief had not been fully imposed.ĭuring the Middle Ages, the predominant Christian view of witchcraft was that No single "Church" was to blame, and many secular governments hunted witchesĬOMMENTARY: When the Witch Hunts first began to intensify, in the 1400s, oneĬhurch hierarchy, what I call the Latin Catholic Church, dominated WesternĬivilization. The Witch Hunts and must assume responsibility for them.įACT: While Christianity clearly created the framework for the Witch Hunts, All the advantages of Western Civilization created In any case, the most highly-educated, literate, well-trained, urban elitesĬonducted most of the hunts. It has no real right to criticize the Middle Ages as "barbaric." Totalitarian communism (with its collectivization, gulags, and secret police), Labor, disparities between rich and poor, and cultural destruction), or (with their trench warfare, strategic bombing, submarine warfare, poison gas,Īnd propaganda), colonial imperialism (with its slave-like exploitation of Hierarchies) to the disadvantage of its noble characteristics (an emphasis onįaith, codes of conduct like chivalry, technological innovation, mutualĪnd as Western Civilization in the 20th Century has carried on World Wars In my opinion, this exaggerates the worstĪspects of medieval times (religious fanaticism, primitive laws which readilyĪpply violence, non-scientific thought, poor economic levels, and strict social Second, the Middle Ages is often used in popular parlance to denigrate The Witch Hunts, however, were just then getting started, At that time, changes in the economy with capitalism, inĬulture with the Renaissance and in religion with the Reformation, created theĮarly Modern Period. "medieval." First, historians usually consider the Middle Ages, which beganĪfter the fall of the western half of the Roman Empire around A.D. Modern witchcraft/magick/wicca is a direct descendent of those practicesĭone by people during the Witch Hunts of 1400-1800.įACT: While frequently cruel, the Witch Hunts took place after the MiddleĪges and were conducted by civilized people.ĬOMMENTARY: The key problem is the use of the word In modern usage, the term "Witch Hunt" can be applied to any During the time of the Witch Hunts, witches actually existed and worked People condemned during the Witch Hunts were burned at the stake. Millions of people died because of the Witch Hunts. Meaning the persecution of the female sex, equivalent to genocide. The Witch Hunts were an attempt at "femicide" or "gendercide," The Witch Hunts specifically targeted women. The Church was to blame for the Witch Hunts. The Witch Hunts were an example of medieval cruelty and barbarism. Ten Common Errors and Myths about the Witch
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