HIST 115 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Papal Bull, Natural Magic
27 Jul 2019
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Implement torture: persuaded to confess again, being led to believe that he will not be put to death. Influence of the reformation: stress on personal piety and sanctity, building food christian communities, purify society and promote individual morality, safeguard congregations (contamination, pollution, exodus 22:18: thou shall not suffer a witch to live . Magic: natural magic: human manipulation of the occult; no harmful intention, no contact with demons. Demonic/black magic: maleficia: doing harm, diabolism: worshipping the devil, witches" sabbath and pact with the devil, the hammer of witches. Evidence: confession, criminal acts of witches could not be witnessed; only by other witches, deposition of neighbors, admissions under torture to be confirmed later without torture, trial length: approx. Gender disparities and targets of accusations: holy households and rule of fathers, regulation of marriage, control of fertility, social status and reproductive capacity, female bodies, humoral medicine, physicality of witchcraft accusations, sexulized bodies.
