Witch Hunts
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- Review of Tituba, Reluctant Witch of SalemMy review of the book Tituba, Reluctant Witch of Salem.
Explore's Salem Witch Hunt Presents One of the More Frightening Instances of Ignorance and IntoleranceSalem Witch Hunt educates us on the Salem witchcraft hysteria of 1692.- Europe's Great Witch-HuntA brief look into Europe's witch-hunt fever and the role of the Church
- Who Started the Salem Witch Hunt?How the hysteria began, could it have been a natural cause for the girl's strange behavior? If so, what? What can be learned?
Witch Hunts in America: America's Time of DarknessDuring the three centuries of witch hunts in Salem and many other parts of the American colonies, hundreds of innocent men, women, and even children, were put to death as accused witches. This article discusses this dark period of American history.- Poisoned Witch-hunts in SalemThe Salem Witch-hunts of 1692 possibly started with food poisoning caused by ergot contamination of rye and wheat leading to LSD-like results.
- The Protective Services Witch HuntThe purpose of learning history is to avoid the mistakes of the past in order to improve our future as humans and as Americans.
- The Communist Hunt and the Salem Witch HuntAn analysis of the similarities between the 1950s Communist hunt in the United States and the 1692 Salem witch hunt in Salem, Massachusetts.
- The Salem Village Witch Hunts of 16921692, a year of madness and terror where the residents of the colonial American town of Salem Village were accused, convicted and executed for practicing witchcraft.
- A Great Book on the History of the Great European Witch HuntSuperstition, Fear, Greed and a lot of well meaning people turned Europe form around 1500 into a war zone against demons, the devil and those that were possessed by evil. It is surprising how primitive people are in their thinking.
- England's Witch Hunts 1645 to 1647During the period 1645 - 1647, persecution and execution of witches was rife in England, the number rivalling similar hunts throughout Europe and even the infamous Salem Witch Trials.
Sarah Palin, the Woman Candidate Against Women Part 3: A Witch Hunting PastorIn the Middle Ages and through the Renaissance an egregious practice known as witch hunting was a strikingly common occurrence.- The Secular Dimension to Medieval Witch HuntsWitch hunts of the Dark Ages were distinctly related to the authority of churches, both Catholic and Protestant. But without the backing of secular governance, they would probably not have been so greedily accepted by the masses.
- Comparison of 1628 German Witch Hunt and Madumo by Adam AshforthThis is my comparative analysis of Germany in 1628 and Madumo by Adam Ashforth
The Witch Hunts of the 1450-1750What started the witch hunting craze? Who were these people looking for and what had these people done? Also how much of what we know is actually true?
Witch Hunts as a Form of Anti-Female DiscriminationThe witch hunts from 1480 to 1700 were in part facilitated by the negative perceptions of women during the time period of their occurrence. For every male victim of the witch hunts, four females lost their lives. This essay explores the misogyny behind witch hunts.
The Political Motives Behind Witch HuntsAside from religious motives, witch hunts from 1480 to 1700 were made possible by the time period's lack of restraint for political practices that provided only a flimsy cover for theft of property and politicians' attempts to destroy both their subjects and each other.
Hatred of the Elderly as a Motivation for Witch HuntsThe era of witch hunts exhibited a noticeably smaller life expectancy than the modern age, and living until an age even as advanced as sixty was extremely rare. Older individuals were seen as abnormal and thus, to the conformist mindset prevalent at the time, a threat.- Follow the Money Trail to the Truth; Cain Accuser Paid One Full Year's SalaryOp-ed on news of two women who had accused Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain of sexual harassment in the 90's, and Cain's rejection of the allegations.
- The Modern AgeA poem about modern life
Peter King, Witch Hunt or National SecurityOne opponent stated that these hearings will "demonize the Muslim community and that American Muslims also died during 9 11 indicating that the terrorist cell that attacked the United States were foreign terrorist and men without a nation.- " Witch Hunt" Targets Christine O DonnellOutspoken Christine O Donnell is part of a "witch hunt" by the federal government. And it has nothing to do with her girlhood experimentation with Wiccan practices.
- The Satanic Panic: One of America's Most Embarassing Witch HuntsThe Satanic Panic is a time period that lasted most of the way through the 1980's where Americans, unable to listen to their own words, were convinced of growing if not global Satanic conspiracies against them and their children.
- Witch Hunt: Great Presentation with a Sour NoteDragon Age fans finally get to see where Morrigan ran off to, but don't get too excited, she doesn't have that many answers for you.
Book Review: Satan's Silence: Ritual Abuse and the Making of a Modern American Witch Hunt by Debbie Nathan and Michael SnedekerReview of the book Satan's Silence by Debbie Nathan and Michael Snedeker, a debunking of the ritual Satanic child abuse panic. Well-argued, important tale of irrationality and its horrific consequences.- BayonettaThis is a short review of the newly released video game Bayonetta
- Witch HuntThis is a work of historical fiction I wrote in response to a writing prompt about the Salem Village witchcraft trials. An accused woman must make a choice: falsely confess to practicing witchcraft and save her own life, or maintain her innocence and die?
- "Thou Shalt Not Suffer a Witch to Live" -- was Sarah Palin Pastor Muthee's Witch Hunt a Criminal Act?As the controversy surrounding Sarah Palin's pastor grows to one of near biblical proportions, certain very important questions are beginning to come to light.
The Factors, Motivations, and Superstitions Behind Witch HuntsThe persecution of "witches" in Europe was a horrid practice during a time when the modern values of toleration, reason, due process, and gender equality were far more seldom manifested than today. This essay examines some of the factors leading to such atrocities.- Giles Corey, Victim of the Salem Witch Hunt, Had a Unique DeathCorey choose to die in a manner that avoided forfeiture of his property. After nearly 200 years of non-use, the United States has resurrected forfeiture in its war against drugs. It's a bad idea.
- So UnderratedThe serpent strikes once; it kills, it kills
The fight is on; it's a witch-hunt…what a thrill!
