Witch Hunts
| Author | : Robert Rapley |
| Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
| Total Pages | : 324 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780773577206 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0773577203 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (203 Downloads) |
Download or read book Witch Hunts written by Robert Rapley and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2007 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Witch hunts are the products of intense fear and paranoia and the results are often terrible. The accused in three famous witchcraft cases - in Bamberg and Wurzburg, Germany, in Loudun, France, and in Salem, Massachusetts - were assumed to be guilty without proof. Secret accusations were accepted, evidence was falsified, and extreme pressures, including torture, were used. Arguing that fear was, and still is, a prerequisite to any witch hunt, Robert Rapley shows that the current hunt for terrorists mirrors the witch crazes of the past.