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The Western European witch-hunt in the 16 th and 17 th centuries

The Western European witch-hunt in the 16 th and 17 th centuries The European witch-trials became numerous in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. A large number of witches were imprisoned and many of them were executed at the stake. The ubiquitous social strain brought on the witch-hunt, and the witch became the scapegoat. Study on the witch-hunt provides a special perspective on the transition of Western Europe in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Frontiers of History in China Brill

The Western European witch-hunt in the 16 th and 17 th centuries

Qihong, LU
Frontiers of History in China , Volume 3 (1): 148 – Jan 1, 2008
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Copyright 2008 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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1673-3401
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1673-3525
DOI
10.1007/s11462-008-0008-1
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Abstract

The European witch-trials became numerous in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. A large number of witches were imprisoned and many of them were executed at the stake. The ubiquitous social strain brought on the witch-hunt, and the witch became the scapegoat. Study on the witch-hunt provides a special perspective on the transition of Western Europe in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

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Frontiers of History in China – Brill

Published: Jan 1, 2008

Keywords: Western Europe; witchcraft; witch-hunt; 16 th and 17 th centuries

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