Finland Flashcards
what did the total executions not exceed
1000
what hunts most finland be considered in connection to
the Swedish hunts
because a large number of Finnish hunts occurred due to the panic in dalecarlia
when did finland hunt witches
was the last Swedish country to start hunting witches
where did ideas of demon worship come from
ideas of demon worship entered the country from the Northern Swedish speaking provinces and from the South
when did Finland concern itself with witchcraft
Finland didn’t concern itself with witchcraft until 1640 when Lutheran Bishop when Swedish Bishop Issac Rothovius became vice-councillor of 1st Finnish University, Turku Academy.
where did Psilander get his ideas on judicial witchcraft control from
who was educated in Baltic area and had become familiar with current German judicial affairs
how did Psilander conduct hunts
between 1666 and 1667 he conducted chain reaction hunt
when did Finland accept the full concept of witchcraft
1660s
What was Finland part of
Part of Sweden
What did the court of appeal do to hunts
Their skepticism prevented hints from getting out of control
An example of the effect of the court of appeal
e.g. Karin Henrikdoteer denounced
13 accomplices but only 4 and 1
latèr were executed.
How often was torture used
In many cases torture was used once
the Devils mark was located.
What did juries do to religious zeal
Tempered it
When and how did the concept of of witchcraft happen in Finland
In 1660s - full concept of witchcraft the person responsible for this was Nils Psilander, judge of a civil court in Swedish speaking province of Ahvenanmaa
When did Finland first concern itself with witchcraft
And why
Finland didn't concern itself with witchcraft until 1640 when Lutheran Bishop when Swedish Bishop Issac Rothovius became vice-councillor of 1st Finnish University, Turku Academy.
What religion did Rothvious support and what were his beliefs in witchcraft
Rothovius was a champion of the Lutheran cause but didn't express concern over witches attending the Sabbat but did encourage the extirpation of sorcery
How did rothovius react to witchcraft beliefs
Rothovius also inaugurated a campaign which was joined by other successors against the practice of demonic magic in Turku Academy
What were witchcraft allegations surrounding
A combination of demonological theory
When we’re main Finnish hunts
1666 and 1667
Who conducted the 1666 hunts
psilander
What prevented witch trials from spiralling
However sceptical juries and
court of appeal at Turku kept the
hunt from getting out of control
Example of Finnish witch hunts
In Ostrobothnia witch-hunt took
place in 1665-1684 where 152
persons were accused = 20
executions.
These trials didn't centre around devil worship and had an absence of counterpart to Psilander to introduce demonology = remained maleficia
