European History: Witches, Wizards and the Rise of Scientific Thought

HIS 206: “European History: Witches, Wizards and the Rise of Scientific Thought”.
MID – TERM EXAM.
Thursday, March 12, 2020.
Instructor: Maria Antoniou, PhD.

Choose and answer four of the questions below. Your answer should be 10-15 lines for EACH question. Each answer is worth 25 points.

1. How is the Devil being described (names, characteristics, power) in the intellectual thought of Early Modern Europe?

2. Witches have been accused for making a “pact with the Devil”. What do you know about this phenomenon?

3. A central witch belief was also the “sabbath”. Describe this term and give some examples of writers who shaped this idea.

4. A major element of witchcraft was the idea of the “flight”. Give a description of it and how it is connected with popular beliefs.

5. Which is the first witchcraft treatise that made the cumulative concept of witchcraft available to a large audience? (Refer to authors, content, purpose).

6. What were the major changes in the criminal procedure and what were their consequences?

7. Describe the role and character of torture at the various stages of the witchcraft trials and also some of the torturing methods.

8. What were the major effects of the Reformation on the matter of witchcraft trials? Give a brief description.


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MID - TERM EXAM.
Thursday, March 12, 2020.
Instructor: Maria Antoniou, PhD.
Choose and answer four of the questions below. Your answer should be 10-15 lines for EACH question. Each answer is worth 25 points.
1. How is the Devil being described (names, characteristics, power) in the intellectual thought of Early Modem Europe?
2. Witches have been accused for making a “pact with the Devil”. What do you know about this phenomenon?
3. A central witch belief was also the “sabbath”. Describe this term and give some examples of writers who shaped this idea.
4. A major element of witchcraft was the idea of the “flight”. Give a description of it and how it is connected with popular beliefs.
5. Which is the first witchcraft treatise that made the cumulative concept of witchcraft available to a large audience? (Refer to authors, content, purpose).
6. What were the major changes in the criminal procedure and what were their consequences?
7. Describe the role and character of torture at the various stages of the witchcraft trials and also some of the torturing methods.
8. What were the major effects of the Reformation on the matter of witchcraft trials? Give a brief description.