HIST 3140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Alan Macfarlane, Julio Caro Baroja, Ergotism
20 Mar 2017
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A warning on witchcraft: a modern perspective: a completely objective view is not possible contemporary opinions projected onto the historical review of a topic. Consider socio-economic status, gender, race, etc: the people of the past are not passive victims (this prioritizes our subjective beliefs and social context) Whether or not witchcraft was real or not, the belief in witches was absolutely real. Experiences outside of our own realm of experience were real to many in the past: suspend judgement. Critical reading of historical sources: who wrote the document. Attention to field of interest in secondary sources explains the focus on some topics and the marginalization of others: when and where was it written. Insight to societal climate influences concerns, methods of inquiry, and conclusions of source (see unit 1 history of scotland) (what) types and presentation of evidence. Is there logic and consistency in the arguments.
