CRM 1301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: The Burning Times, Protestant Work Ethic, Mercantilism
8 Sep 2019
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Wise women were known as witches and were considered worshipers of the devil. Originated during the witch craze in the renaissance era. When europeans arrived in africa, women who performed dancing rituals were labelled as heathens and witches, and thus were prosecuted. Women were burned at the stake for practicing witchcraft. The original word; witch means to bend or shape . Joan of arc was condemned as a heretic and a witch 2 years after winning the hundred. Women who practiced as midwives or birth control/contraception/abortion were burned. Women who rebelled were condemned to wearing the mask of shame. Hag used to mean women with great knowledge . The assets of the witch were seized and used to fund the costs of the witch trials and. Worried of a spell woven into the clothing or materials needed for magic burnings. Tortured 1st 2nd and 3rd degree extraordinarily painful (hence the term)
