1. Witchcraft in Europe
All of these lead to a progression in society which no longer believed in persecuting witches meaning that, although the belief of witchcraft had not been completely stamped out by the year 1700, the changes at this period were strong enough to silence the doubt that had once fueled the intensive witch hunts and trials previously. ... (Brian Levack in Oldridge 2002, p. 376) The chain reactions to the hunts such as those of the ones in Wurzburg, between 1627 to 1629, and the Salem witch trials were also significant in exemplifying why doubt towards witchcraft increased within the judicial s...
- Word Count: 1972
- Approx Pages: 8
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Undergraduate