Witchcraft in the Middle Ages of Europe and Central America: Women, Men and Beasts

The study of magic and its existence in the Middle Ages of Europe and Central America is important for human understanding. It not only explores the concept of theology, spirituality, social psychology, the history of social protests, but also emphasizes the issue of women's position. This article attempts to tackle the epidemic of witch persecution, how this phenomenon occurs, and the scope and purpose of acceptance. It will try to understand the context in which these measures are taken, as well as the social pressures of many women undergoing emotional and physical torture and the hands of a very few men, the Catholic Church.

For centuries of witch hunting in Europe, men and children have been condemned to be fighting with women and have been severely punished - but most of the people accused of crime and heretic witchcraft It is a woman People are depicted as necromancers or alchemists, serious pursuit of the pursuit of truth; they grow with dignity and long beards. Old people sometimes leave a beard but snakes grow on their head instead of hair and damage the king and citizens. In the nineteenth century, they lost sight of their teeth - in other words - even though they were not their noses - when the image of a sharp hat and a broom witch was disinfected for consumption by children. This leaves feminine things like Lilith and Medea, so it is loved by the former Raphael. There is nothing to do except that it looks sexy and lazy.

Traditional magical attitude began to change at the end of the 14th century. ... In the beginning of the 14th century Central Europe was caught by a series of rumors and panic. Several malicious zones (Jews and lepers, Muslims, or Jews and wizards) try to destroy the Christian kingdom through magic and poison. After severe damage caused by black death disease (1347-1349), the strength of these rumors increased mainly with witches and "communicators of infectious diseases". Magical incidents have gradually and steadily increased from the 14th century to the 15th century. The first large scale experiment appeared in the 15th century. In the early 16th century, the number of magical trials actually decreased as the first shock wave of religious reform. Then, about 1550, persecution increased rapidly. What we call "era burning" - fanatic, panic and massive hysteria - happened mainly in the century from 1550 to 1650