Posted on Jun 19, 2022
Why Was Medieval Society Obsessed With Witches? | A Century Of Murder | Chronicle
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Historian Dr. Suzannah Lipscomb goes in search of the origins of the deadly craze of witch hunts and trials that infected the British Isles and Europe 400 years ago. In this first episode, she travels to Scotland and Denmark, and uncovers the story of how, by the end of 1590, Scotland was in the grip of its first ever mass witch trial. More than a hundred people were hunted down as witches in league with the Devil and many were burned at the stake.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."History
In the 5th century AD, Christian theologian St. Augustine of Hippo said that all pagan magic and religion were invented by the devil. He said that the devil’s purpose in inventing magic was to lure humanity away from the truths of Christianity.
Conversely, St. Augustine also said that neither witches nor the devil was capable of having magical powers or producing any real magic. If a pagan believed in magic, it was merely his “error” to believe in “some other divine power than the one God.” Under St. Augustine’s views, the church had no reasons to seek out or persecute any witches because their powers did not exist. This viewpoint was accepted by the Medieval church for several hundred years.
In the 8th century, St. Boniface said that belief in the existence in witches was un-Christian. Later, the highly influential Bishop of Lyon rejected the belief that witches were able to fly and change their shape. Charlemagne, King of the Franks in the 8th and 9th centuries, said that the popular custom of burning those accused of witchcraft at the stake should be an offense punishable by death."...
..."History
In the 5th century AD, Christian theologian St. Augustine of Hippo said that all pagan magic and religion were invented by the devil. He said that the devil’s purpose in inventing magic was to lure humanity away from the truths of Christianity.
Conversely, St. Augustine also said that neither witches nor the devil was capable of having magical powers or producing any real magic. If a pagan believed in magic, it was merely his “error” to believe in “some other divine power than the one God.” Under St. Augustine’s views, the church had no reasons to seek out or persecute any witches because their powers did not exist. This viewpoint was accepted by the Medieval church for several hundred years.
In the 8th century, St. Boniface said that belief in the existence in witches was un-Christian. Later, the highly influential Bishop of Lyon rejected the belief that witches were able to fly and change their shape. Charlemagne, King of the Franks in the 8th and 9th centuries, said that the popular custom of burning those accused of witchcraft at the stake should be an offense punishable by death."...
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