Campaigns against medieval superstition and the Reformation Flashcards
1
Q
What popular practises came under attack?
A
- Holy water
- Charms for protection
- Exorcisms
2
Q
What did Protestant pastors do that attacked witchcraft?
A
Wrote demonological texts and emphasised pact with the devil
3
Q
Who attacked superstitious belief and white magic?
A
Catholic clergy
4
Q
How did the campaigns against white magic and superstition increase persecution?
A
- Those who carried out WM were suspected of carrying out maleficent witchcraft
- Victims deprived of sorcery of the weapons they used to protect themselves with
5
Q
What did Protestants attack and how did this increase persecutions?
A
Rituals; people turned to legal action
6
Q
How was society purified?
A
Reformers passed legislation
7
Q
What was witchcraft now seen as ?
A
A moral offence
8
Q
What did the Reformation cause?
A
The Bible to be translated into every major European language
9
Q
What line of the Bible attacked witchcraft?
A
‘Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live’
