PDF-(BOOK)-The Witch: A History of Fear, from Ancient Times to the Present

Streghe che cavalcano lupi e iene cortei notturni di morti senza riposo uomini trasformati in animali formule magiche in grado di controllare spiriti e divinità ogni popolo e ogni cultura del mondo dallalba dei tempi fino a oggi ha creduto nellesistenza di individui capaci di nuocere agli altri attraverso poteri magici personaggi che incutono paura o provocano repulsione dai quali è necessario difendersi le cui caratteristiche vanno a formare la sfaccettata figura della stregaDallAfrica al Baltico dallantica Grecia alle Americhe le streghe hanno tratti sorprendentemente simili agiscono di notte causano malattie e morte a distanza sono particolarmente pericolose per i bambini costituiscono una minaccia per lordine sociale Il mondo antico teme e disprezza chi pratica la stregoneria perché considera i suoi poteri un tentativo di appropriarsi di prerogative divine e nella Roma imperiale la magia è combattuta ferocemente in nome della religione ufficiale Altre culture oppongono alla stregoneria figure specifiche dotate a loro volta di poteri straordinari come esorcisti specializzati in Africa i praticanti delle tradizioni sciamaniche in Siberia ed Europa settentrionale o i benandanti friulani NellEuropa continentale del Medioevo streghe e guaritori dai poteri innati convivono con maghi eruditi eredi di una tradizione di magia rituale che ha origine nellantico Egitto A partire dalla fine del XIV secolo la cultura cristiana produce lo stereotipo della strega diabolica schierata con le forze del male nelleterna battaglia contro la Chiesa che è allorigine delle persecuzioni delletà moderna Dappertutto e in ogni tempo le persone etichettate come streghe sono il capro espiatorio di tensioni e invidie allinterno delle comunitàRonald Hutton studioso di magia e paganesimo seguendo le orme di Carlo Ginzburg e Wolfgang Behringer esamina la credenza nelle streghe da ogni angolazione e in prospettiva globale attraverso epoche e continenti a caccia dei nessi tra le tradizioni folkloriche di svariati popoli e società Streghe è una discesa vertiginosa nelle più oscure e antiche fantasie dellumanità che testimonia come la nostra fascinazione per la paura e lignoto non abbia confini di spazio e di tempoSignore della notte custodi di arcani segreti eredi di culti pagani nemiche degli dèi e degli uomini divoratrici di bambini storia e leggenda delle streghe dallantichità a oggi. in the Salem Witch Trials. Here are ten ways their verdict was ascertained:. Thanks. . to . http://listverse.com/2012/07/27/10-tests-for-guilt-used-at-the-salem-witch-trials/. . Spectral Evidence. This type of evidence is based on claims by accusers that they would see the individual accused of witchcraft in dreams or visions doing the Devil’s bidding. The argument against this was that the Devil could take any shape, while the counter-argument was that the Devil could not inhabit an individual’s body without their permission. This form of evidence was somehow enough to convict several accused during the time it was deemed plausible. (When it was later thrown out, the conviction rate decline severely and hastened the trials’ conclusion.). Do Now. With your small groups, answer the questions:. When you think of witches, what comes to mind?. 2) What were the Salem Witch Trials? (Summarize). The Salem Witch Trials. 1692. Which Witch is Which?. By Lillian Moore. Witch rides off. Upon her broom. Finds a space. To park it.. Takes a shiny shopping cart. Into the supermarket.. Smacks her lips and reads. The list of thing she needs:. 'Six bats' wings. By: Joshua . Areta. , Adam Whiteside, Anthony Murphy, . Omadi. . Sarr. The Spark. The witch trials and the imprisonment of the Japanese both started as a result of a beginning, shocking event. For example, in the witch trials, it was the dancing of the girls in the woods and the strange “coma” of Betsy. In the bombing of Pearl Harbor, it was the actual bombing that fulfilled this role. . Fairy Tale Characters. Let’s think about some of the greatest stories ever told…. What do you know about fairy tale heroes and heroines?. The Hero?. The Heroine?. Guess which story?. The Gingerbread Man. Written . B. y:. Stasia Bussard. Judy and the Banana Witch. Once upon a time there was a girl named Judy .And the Banana witch .The Banana witch gave Judy a poisoned banana to eat and put a cure on her .one day after school Judy found a trail in the valley that led to a field full of bananas. A prince came upon Judy and kissed her and unlocked the spell .The prince and Judy lived happily ever after.. The Salem Witch Trials took place in Colonial Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft – 20 were executed. Trials have become the prime example of paranoia and injustice. M. ass . H. ysteria. . and the . [organized] . D. eaths. of many . innocent people. Brief Background. . . In 1688 John Putnam, an influential elder of the Salem Village invited Samuel Parris, a successful planter and merchant in Barbados to preach in church. Samuel Parris later accepted a job as a village minister and reverend, and started to live in Salem. With him he brought his family, and an Indian Slave. . What were some beliefs about witchcraft and witches people held in the past?. Belief in magic was almost universal in the past.. Almost all cultures believed that you could use supernatural means, to help make crops grow or to make humans or animals fertile.. Who Really Moves the . Ouija . Board?. The devil gives people powers. The devil grants loyalty if those with the “powers” harm others. Historical Context. A "witchcraft craze" rippled through Europe from the 1300s to the end of the 1600s. . H. eppard. What were some beliefs about witchcraft and witches people held in the past?. Witches were believed to be agents of Satan on Earth.. Anyone could be a witch.. Witches can force others to do their will.. The Historian’s Toolkit: Block 2 lecture. Beat . Kümin. . Patterns of witchcraft prosecutions . Block Objective for this week: ‘… think about . why. we study early modern history and . how. we makes sense of the apparent strangeness of witchcraft belief. 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