What Were the Most Significant Aspects of the Witchcraft Craze

question 57

Essay

What were the most significant aspects of the witchcraft craze of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries? Why was it so widespread? Why did it decline?

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Definitions:

Miller Test

A legal standard used by courts to determine whether speech or expression can be defined as obscene, based on whether it lacks serious value, depicts sexual conduct in an offensive way, or appeals to prurient interests.

Establishment Clause

A provision in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution that prohibits the government from establishing an official religion.

Free Exercise Clause

A provision in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution that guarantees citizens the right to practice any religion or none at all without government interference.

Establishment Clause

A clause within the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution that prevents the government from setting up a state religion or unfairly preferring one religion to others.