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History 4B
De Anza College
Primary Source Analysis Paper #3: The Great European Witch-Craze
Francisco Goya, The Witches Sabbath (1797-8)
H.C. Erik Midelfort, "Heartland of the Witch Craze: Central and Northern Europe," History Today, 31 (1981) 27-31.
Jakob Sprenger and Heinrich Kraemer, Malleus Maleficarum (1486)
The Witch Persecution at Bamberg (1628)
(5 pp.)
The Witch Persecution at Wurzburg (1629)
(2 pp.)
Jean Bodin, Of the Demon-Mania of the Sorcerers (1580)
(1 p.)
(1 p.)
Read your textbook and the article by H.C. Erik Midelfort for relevant facts about the spread of witchcraft accusations in the15th, 16th and 17th centuries. Then, carefully read the documents listed above. Write an essay analyzing how attitudes and policies toward magic and witchcraft changed over time.
Address the following questions: Why did the European witch craze occur when it did? What was the religious, legal, and philosophical background to the craze? What triggered the craze? Did the craze perform a “function” in society? Why were women the prevalent victims of Europe's witch craze? What caused the witch craze to finally die down?
You must cite your sources, and list them at the end of your paper as a List of References.
Typed, double-spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides (this is usually the default for most word processing programs), approximately 700-900 words. Note: before sending the assignment, you must rename the file in the following format: LastnameFirstname-papernumber.doc. Example: JacksonChristopher-paper1.doc. Put your name and the assignment name in the subject line of the e-mail. If the file is not properly named, it will not be accepted. If the file does not open in MS-Word, it has not been turned in. Please do not “borrow” material from the web without providing proper citations and enclosing direct quotations in quotation marks. Otherwise, it will be considered plagiarism, and the penalties will be severe.
For help on MLA formatting, consult the Purdue Owl.
Due by e-mail attachment, crjackson81@gmail.com
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