Yea the verie word Magus, which is Latine for magician, is
translated a witch; and yet it was hertofore alwaies taken in the
good part. And at this daie it is indifferent to saie in the English
toong; She is a witch; or, She is a wise woman.
from
The Discoverie of
Witchcraft, Reginald Scot, 1584.
To learn about the people accused of witchcraft is not easy.
Their confessions were usually given under torture.
If one is to believe anything from
Malleus Malificarum,
which was used as the handbook for capturing and
prosecuting witches, it would be that the witches were mostly midwives,
knowledgeable in the use of herbs and medical procedures
that weren't approved by the church.
The witches were also the men and women who followed Pagan religions,
which threatened the control by the Catholic church.
However, the history of what followed the publication of this
book suggests that the victims were more
diverse, and included men and devout Christians.
Following is material I have found of interest on this subject.
These mostly consist of excerpts I have come across in my readings
and reference lists I have put together. I have used
three dots (...) to signify ommissions in reference material.
THE DATES
THE PEOPLE
THE BOOKS
THE TORTURE
THE HEALERS
THE ARTWORK
THE WORDS
MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS
WITCH HISTORY TODAY
- New additions to this directory
- witch historians on line
- Witch trials in Finland
- Networking: people looking for more information
- WWW Links
- Acknowledgements for this directory
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