HIS 315K Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Satan, Sumptuary Law, Tituba
Document Summary
Puritans in england thought new world puritans were much too radical. Considered anne hutchinson"s treatment way too harsh. Salem witch trials very radical and would"ve been prosecuted differently in england. Aggression was a taboo in the 17th century puritan colonies; leads to what was thought the supernatural and battles between good and evil, god and satan. A convicted witch is accused of committing maleficium. In order to get convicted as witch, one needs a confession (torture is the key) or two witnesses to that witch"s evil actions. Main way in which people received witch manhunt was torture. Between 1450 and 1750 in europe over 100000 people were convicted as witches; over half executed. Spectral evidence was like witches flying and showing signs of magic; or aggression towards others and farm animals. Torture was outlawed in england by 1690, resulting in less witchhunts in england.
