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witchfinders. ... Malcolm Gaskill examines the horrific situations that were deteriorated
the by Godly justice of the Puritans within the pages of Witchfinders. ...
... change to words of Exodus 22:18 from "Thou must not suffer a poisoner to live" to
"?a witch to live." Even though English law forbade witchfinders from using ...
... change to words of Exodus 22:18 from "Thou must not suffer a poisoner to live" to
"?a witch to live." Even though English law forbade witchfinders from using ...
Submitted by dakotaslt on March 18, 2007
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Wrought with peril, in the seventeenth century counties, shires and most of England suffered greatly with the cruel hunting of non Puritan people, who were believed to be witches. The decade encompassing the 1640's was, within medieval England, indeed a time of merciless suffering. Malcolm
Gaskill examines the horrific situations that were deteriorated the by Godly justice of the Puritans within the pages of Witchfinders. The religious and political unrest was mimicked by the commoners with neighbors, "
who also happened to believe in witchcraft powerfully enough to act out their most violent fantasies" accusing their neighbors of being a witch, and endorsing one of the worst tragedies in English history. Events such as civil war, plague, drought, reformation and military supremacy were many of the underlying issues that helped to foster superstition into outright fear. These and many more issues that are fundamental cultivated the Puritans perceived need to cleanse and purify the nation state.
Witchfinders allows a glimpse into the relationship between the political, religious, economic unrest and the need for a pure state. The events that unfolded during the period correlate directly with the fear and animosity that developed within England. "Without peace and prosperity, liberty and welfare, and the political and economic stability on which those things depend" a witch hunt would become an extent of war and conflict in any period that was also in religious turmoil. As with any agrarian community, "
the balance between survival and disaster was sensitive to ripples in the moral order: sin attracted the devil, enraged God and broke the equilibrium."
During this time, England was ravaged by inner turmoil. The chaotic state was plunged forward, headstrong into a new deluged era without a monarchy or hierarchy. It would be without a monarchy until the "restoration
in 1660." London also experienced a massive blow when...
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