The Main Reasons for the Growth & Decline in the Persecution of Witches Flashcards
What was the link between witchcraft and heresy?
What was witch’s supposed “pact with the devil” and how did it lead to the development in the persecution of witches.
What was witchcraft literature and its impact on the development in the persecutuon of witches?
How did religious developments contribute to witch-hunting?
In what ways are religious developments an uncovincing expalantion of witch-hunting?
How did social changes lead to the growth in persecution of witches?
How did the emergence of capitalism lead to growth in the persecution of witches?
How did class conflict lead to the growth in persecution of witches?
What counter-arguments can be put forward to challenge the socio-economic explanantions of witch-hunting?
How did a patriarchal and misogynistic society lead to the growth in persecution of witches?
How did the Black Death and the plague lead to the growth in the persecution of witches?
How did the weather and the mini ice-age lead to the growth in the persecution of witches?
How did war lead to the growth in the persecution of witches?
How did pressure from above lead to the the growth in the persecution of witches?
How did pressure from below lead to the the growth in the persecution of witches?
Describe the decline in persecution of witches?
How did legal changes contribute to the decline in the persecution of witches?
How did religious changes contribute to the decline in the persecution of witches?
How did intellectual changes contribute to the decline in the persecution of witches?
How did social and economic developments contribute to the decline in the persecution of witches?
