What is The Burning Times?
1.
A period of early modern European history (spanning from the 1400s to the middle 1600s) during which there was an increased
Contrary to many
The loss of nine million people would severely have crippled society. And those tried and executed were, by and large,
And many countries were virtually untouched by the this frenzy;
The second most popular book of the Burning Times (after the
Bible ) was theMalleus Maleficarum ("The Witch's Hammer"), an absolutely humorless andmisogynist ic guide to "finding witches".
Southwestern Germany saw the worst of the Burning Times; Wurzburg saw several hundred executed through the late 1620s, including several priests and a number of
children .
There were allegedly towns, largely in Germany, where there were no women left after the
Inquisitor s came through.
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2.
One of the biggest misconceptions in the world. Contrary to some "Wiccans" beliefs, the Burning Times did not involve the mass hunting and burning of "witches." People weren't hiding their practice of "witchcraft" to prevent themselves from being killed. One african woman was practicing her native religion, likely a form of spirit worship such as voodoo. That was about it. Nearly all other accusations of "witchcraft" were because of things like make-up, adultury, and herb-lore.
Idiot Wiccan (Better known as Fluffy-Bunny): "Never again The Burning Times."
Me: Not much on actual history, outside of what Ravenwolf says, are you?
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