Review the Feature Entitled "A Witness Analyzes the Witch Craze

question 59

Essay

Review the feature entitled "A Witness Analyzes the Witch Craze" in this chapter.What, according to Linden, motivated the persecution of witches? Does his opinion surprise you given the fact that he himself was a clergyman?

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