PEOPLE AGAINST PEOPLE

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PEOPLE AGAINST PEOPLE

• Witchcraft

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History

• Europe 14th century due to the occurrence of
  many natural disasters and the outbreak of
  unexplained epidemics witch craft suspected

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History

• Suspected witchcraft cases increased from the
  14th 15th century.

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History

• However, the beginning of the 16th century
  showed a drop in the number of witch trials.
• Did the Reformation play a role in this?

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History

• 1550 sometimes referred to as the Burning
  Times - persecution of witches started again

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History

• 17th century the witch hunt passed

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History

• By the end of the 18th century, trials had
  disappeared completely.

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Deaths

• Ranged from 26,000 in Germany to 4 in Ireland.
• Between the 15th and 18th centuries, more than
  40,000 executions occurred.

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Gender

• Women were not the only ones to be accused of
  witchcraft.
• Men comprised 20 25 percent of those
  accused.
• In France, more than 650 cases that went to
  appeal were male.

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20th Century Witch Hunts

• Persecution due to
• Race - profiling in the African-American
  community
• Religion - Jews killed in Germany
• Political Beliefs attempts to create a
  democratic government in Bosnia

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Witch Hunts Today

• Who will be the 21st century witches?
• How will they be selected?
• Was the September 11th bombing of the World Trade
  Center the beginning?