They followed their own religion that was similar to sorcery. They followed strict rituals in many areas of their lives and community. They had little to no “monetary” economy as each of the people had specific jobs that would sustain the
Everything changed when a new court was made specifically to deal with cases of witchcraft. This new court accepted evidence from dreams and hallucinations. These were used against
There was not a way to really run away from being accused everyone was still killed or thrown jail because they were accused. Witchcraft all started off by these young girls dancing in the woods and accusing others of
The use of magic was discredited due to the belief that “cunning” came from the Devil. The third and final type of disqualified evidence was the testimonies of mishaps that occurred after a disagreement with a suspected witch. This type
Later, Fueling concerns about the harmful influence of magic and the devil urged people to take decisive action in the battle with witches and magic. It was against this emotionally charged backdrop that Henry VIII introduced the first English statutes addressing witchcraft in 1542, followed by new, stricter, legislation by Elizabeth I in 1563 and James I in 1604.
Witchcraft was considered a sin and a crime, because it denied God’s superiority, and the witch could use the Devil in his or her shape to perform malicious acts against others. Puritans also believed that in order to become bewitched,
Besides, witchcraft is no longer a crime, therefore no one can be tried for it in the first
Viewed by the law, all evidence of witchcraft was based on religious beliefs, not physical
George Jacobs, a man executed in August of 1692 said ”You tax me a wizard, you may as well tax me for a buzzard, I have done no wrong”(Brandt 34). There are many more statements that the convicted had used to beg others to believe that they had used no magic. Unfortunately, despite what any of these men and women tried to say to make themselves look uninvolved with
Only morally pure wizard can use this spell, and it is considered
This weeks reading by Allan Greer is called “From Folklore to Revolution: Charivaris and the Lower Canadian Rebellion of 1837”. The primary theme within Greer’s article is something called charivari. The article discusses the evolution of the charivari and how to was used among different people. Originally, charivaris were used as a ritual against “marital deviants”. Charivaris involved causing loud noises and an overall interruption of someone’s life.
The people who did not believe in this still had to be careful about how they go about their own business now because you can get accused for the smallest and most stupid things like John Proctor, Who was completely innocent of witchcraft and just wanted his wife proven innocent. John Proctor was accused because of the dark forces. He was accused because he was forcing his servant to speak the truth. These dark forces has gotten Giles Corey found guilty in the court. These dark forces has gotten Giles Corey pressed by pounds of stone and killed.
But witchcraft is ipso facto, on its face and by its nature, an invisible crime, is it not?...” (Miller Act 3, p.100). Again an example of how fear and control have led this community to unjustly try and convict people they see as
As I said, what they possibly though were witchcraft back then could be something treatable by now. Unlike in 1690’s, they didn’t have proof to back their hypothesis that it was bewitching. But now that the reason behind the said incidents were already established and proved wrong by people who studied what might have happened back then. People might still believe witchcraft does exist in present time solely because they have no idea that it might just be an illness that they had no idea about. That the reaction of people around toward something can affect greatly on how things can be
As assigned by Professor Fuller I attend an Alcoholics anonymous meeting Saturday evening at the Hibbs building. I was terrified because I attend alone, but I knew if I read the script she prepared for us I would be fine. Arriving at the meeting I was surprised to see so many young faces, and immediately inspired by these Millennials ability to identify their issues and make active changes toward a productive lifestyle. I could tell a few of the attendees were returning members, but to my relief this group truly attained new members that would take the pressure off of me. As the meeting progressed, in the same fashion shown on television shows, members introduced themselves and began to share.
