Early European Witchcraft
The Salem Witch Trials
Withcraft
Witches were not local Christian misrepresentations of heretics and pagans but people who supposedly had the ability to use supernatural forces for malevolence. In the period from 1000-1500 impressions of witches ranged from that of generous healer to feared sorcerer or sorceress. In Europe, witchcraft was usually blamed on women. Most ideas about witchcraft included making a pact with the Devil. They believed that women were weaker in their faith and were the targets of the Devil thats why there were more witches that were women.
Witch Hunts
Significance
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