Trier Flashcards
when were the trier hunts
1581-93
socio economic causes of trier
in 1580s there was a series of harvest failures
in 1599 all but 2 harvests failed
how did impetus from below cause hunts
local committees seized initiative and began judicial processes by their own authority
who was in control of the hunts
Prince Bishop of Schonenberg and demonologist Peter Binsfield
what was bins fields role in trials
directed interrogations with Schonenberg
new jesuits colleges were supported by Binsfield
he justified the trials by writing a publication in 1589-91
What percentage of people were women
88%
What did bins field and Schoenberg set up
small special administration with the sole purpose of hunting witches
what began to disrupt hunts
Reichskammergericht
what was centralised control like in court
agreement of local government was needed to execute
-regional level
what was the 1st chain reaction hunt
306 witches named 1500 accomplices
=20 each
how were judicial processes used
abandoned all judicial processes torture was used freely 1:20
1589 in one village only 2 women left alive
show a break in stereotype of witches
dr dietrich flade was accused by a jesuit for presiding over the sabbat
he was a councillor for the prince bishop
he may have opposed witch prosecutions
he was tortured and confessed in 1589
how did the trails come to an end
when the population could no longer financially support trails
