HIS389H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Western Christianity, Catharism, Devils Playground
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Intellectual and clerical had to decide witchcraft was a heresy a sorcery, if not it would have continued into early middle ages- people would accuse each other of magical crimes, secular might take notice, church might take notice. The idea of witchcraft as heresy brings inquisition into the picture, old method of dealing with deviant ideas able to be applied to accusation of witchcraft. The idea of heresy- the means of fighting heresy and the nature of witchcraft as a heresy . Background to understand material in chapter 2 of levack. Some other things going on in europe (around 1300-1500) unsettling things for elite. Ex: the babylonian captivity of the church- popes living in avignon (south of france) and under thumb of various kings of france 1305-1377 follows from the boniface and phillip the fourth of france (from last week)
