SOC212H1 Chapter 3: Chapter 3 - Prescientific Approaches to Deviance
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Christianity, led to more causal but still supernatural explanation - devil caused deviance witch craze europe c. e. Myths, parables, & stories: described peoples" experiences, & a non-scientific explanation of them, deviants expelled from the garden or turned into pillars of salt or. The witch craze of the european renaissance, 1400-1700: historical background, witches sometimes feared, sometimes persecuted, sometimes respected & recognized as useful role in society. Malleus maleficarum (the hammer of the witches) in 1486 gave shape to witchcraft as a conspiracy. Most systematic, complete, and compelling book to codify all that was known or believed about witchcraft. 1 of earliest bestsellers in history, outselling every book except. Constructed image of witch as terrible danger. Confessions became crucial: 6 main methods of torture were: Ordeal of water forced to ingest large quantities of water. Ordeal of fire forcing feet against burning coals, or roasting them before fire.
