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• Witchcraft — For other uses, see Witchcraft (disambiguation). Witch redirects here. For other uses, see Witch (disambiguation). The classic image of the witch astride a besom broom …   Wikipedia

• witchcraft — /wich kraft , krahft /, n. 1. the art or practices of a witch; sorcery; magic. 2. magical influence; witchery. [bef. 950; ME wicchecraft, OE wiccecraeft. See WITCH, CRAFT] Syn. 1. See magic. * * * Introduction  the exercise or invocation of… …   Universalium

• Witchcraft and children — Children have played several different roles in witchcraft throughout history. Children have been victims of witchcraft, been accusers of witchcraft, been employed as witch finders and been accused of witchcraft.Bailey, Michael D. Historical… …   Wikipedia

• Witchcraft — • As commonly understood, involves the idea of a diabolical pact or at least an appeal to the intervention of the spirits of evil Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Witchcraft     Witchcraft …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Witchcraft —    In the law of every European nation in the later Mid dle Ages and the Renaissance, witchcraft was a crime punishable by severe penalties, including death, and at certain specific times and places, a witch craze developed in which a significant …   Historical Dictionary of Renaissance

• Witchcraft Act — In England, a succession of Witchcraft Acts have governed witchcraft and provided penalties for its practice, or (in later years) for pretending to its practice. Middle ages The first Act of Parliament directed specifically against witchcraft was …   Wikipedia

• witchcraft —    A type of SORCERY involving the magical manipulation of supernormal forces through the casting of spells and the conjuring or invoking of spirits. Beliefs about witchcraft are universal, but there is no universal definition of witchcraft.… …   Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology

• witchcraft —    No topic in folklore has caused more argument than witchcraft. However, the work of historians over the past 30 years has disentangled various levels of meaning within the word itself, and analysed the social context for accusations. The… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• Discoverie of Witchcraft — This photo of The Magic Circle staircase was taken on October 24, 2008. It shows The Discoverie of Witchcraft (1584), by Reginald Scot. The Discoverie of Witchcraft was a partially sceptical book published by the English gentleman Reginald Scot… …   Wikipedia

• European witchcraft — For other uses, see Witchcraft (disambiguation). Hans Baldung Grien s Three Witches, c. 1514 European Witchcraft is witchcraft and magic that is practised primarily in the locality of Europe. Contents …   Wikipedia

• Salem witchcraft hysteria —    Trials and executions of accused witches in Salem, Massachusetts, from 1692 to 1693. In all, 141 people were arrested as suspects, 19 were hanged, and one was pressed to death. The principal accusers were girls who claimed that witches in… …   Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology