Content - Individuals Flashcards
1
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Explain the case of John Junius
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- Mayor of Bamberg
- Brutally tortured
- Wife was executed - Hereditary guilt
- Implicated by Georg Hann and his family
- Accused of being at a witch-gathering in the electoral council room.
- Able to smuggle a letter out of prison to daughter - explaining torture - said he was innocent but the torture forced a confession
2
Q
What nickname was Dornheim also known as?
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Hexenbischof - Witch-bishop
3
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Who predeceased Von Dornheim?
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Von Aschhausen - thought witch-hunting was of the utmost importance
4
Q
What did Von Dornheim build?
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1627 - Drudenhaus (witch-prison)
- To contain 30-40 suspects
- Walls covered in biblical texts
- Torture was carried out with his personal consent
5
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What was Frederick Forner’s nature?
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- Vicar general - Under both Aschhausen and Dornheim
- String advocate for Counter-reformation
- Relentlessly pursued suspected witches
- Blamed the rise of Protestantism on the 30-year-war
- Published 25 sermons on witchcraft and magic in 1625
- Calvinism was detestable - preachers were false prophets teaching lies
- Witches and Protestants undermine the entire social and political order - fail to respect sacraments
- Defeat of one demonic force lead to rise of another
6
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Year - Von Dornheim become Prince-Bishop
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1609
7
Q
How were Von Dornheim and Forner similar?
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- Obedience central to well-functioning society
- The connection between disobedience, sin, idolatry and witchcraft
- Used biblical references to justify beliefs
- Closer one came to the defeat of the Devil to more violent the Devil would become
- Devil used violence so they could too.
