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The punishment of burning at the stake was the most infamous punishment for alleged witches during the medieval era. The role of the Inquisition in prosecuting alleged witches and the regional variances in witchcraft punishments across Europe were significant aspects of the medieval era.
European witchcraft is a multifaceted historical and cultural phenomenon that unfolded over centuries, leaving a mark on the continent's social, religious, and legal landscapes. The roots of European witchcraft trace back to classical antiquity when concepts of magic and religion were closely related, and society closely integrated magic and ...
These are all influenced by the King James Bible, which was compiled in the early C17th, at the height of the early modern witch-hunts. In the Latin translation, used during the Middle Ages, the word ‘witch’ is not used. Instead, we find ‘maleficos’ – which specifically means practitioners of harmful magic (not witches in general).
They were accused of being witches because they were witches, not so much that they were healers, or usurping masculine power, or because there weren’t Jews around to persecute. There was some of this prevalent but not the sole reason for his treatise. The beginning of the 15th century ushered in a new era of the meaning of witchcraft. While ...
The Strappado torture device was a commonly used device during medieval times which was used to extract information out of supposed heretics, witches, and other victims. It was a relatively simple device in which the victim was hung by his or her hands tied to a rope. Weight could be attached to the feet of the victim to increase the intensity ...
The persecution of mostly women as witches in medieval times and early modern Europe has fascinated scholars. Some of the earliest histories of the European witch hunts used the trials to characterize the present as "more enlightened" than the past. And many historians viewed witches to be heroic figures, struggling to survive against persecution. Others considered witchcraft to be a social ...
