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THE IMPACT OF THE ~
REFORMATION
ue Fomacon of the cumuve cone of wicheraf andthe various
legal developments described ia the lat chapter made the Earopean
witch tanto the feet, sent and seventeen ceaaiespssible 1
1 eis re cn ng hf hai. these inlet and lal developmen had no occured, hes the hunt
sig tte 1 Saburgh 203 ey. 15-98 ‘would ot have taken place, mt at nthe form ad inthe maga hat
ne iter Mech, Hamp m4 {ha These preconditions dont however, provide complete xual expla-
. ‘ain ofthe ant. They ee, nv oter words, necessary bt not sulficent
28 Somer Wao on franc Surtek 18, ase ofthe procs thet claimed the fer of thousands of Earopeans. In
‘On fe ola exlson of ethan. sch ess ee ‘td oacheveafulerundertanding of tehun we musexplrte lg
Voter Hernpazese und Heshgece a echt poche ‘on otal and economic conditions fa preva i ely nadern Europe
ot nt Innemeerng von Hexomerlnge i vps ‘These conditons ceed an environmen in wick the hating of witches
tnGehprac p #75-523. wer not merely posse bu sist pur. They encouraged people
Behn. ace Pan eer This ober was abou a ot Ine in witcher crated tensions th fen found expression in wich
om tcuton per capa ss in Sond (ft sections, ad svenghened the determination of bth he rling
92 Hemingen With Ada p18. Teer Roper Wier 1 ‘ec andthe oman people ro proscut:Indvial Fr this rine. These
‘Brgy, Comanie of ei p14: HE Naess ‘Nrway. The ering Conditions therefore oecopy 2 cond lel of esation of the European
com Ea ede Barger Washo 379-80 ‘otc hunt. They were neither neesary preconditions nor suficientes,
19. W fame, Bae rend ex Ser Secchi bi they di serve ony he proce of wich-huning They 0 help
nd hrmera Meeps, 15°46 age 197) tocepaa why te han occured hen
94, mer Hand Regine Osi, 198) p89 conser te ite “The pupa of his chapters to explore the ways in which he profound
Sno oe of i cal en sont Fh i
‘terhuneng
‘gud tok pe nel en Eve SE
the growth of witli The most importa ofthese changes was the
Reformation, the movement hat shat the exesbe unity of medieval
Chest. The main objective ofthe ely roestnt reformer, such
{Sarin tet, Jan Cavin, Huei Zing aad Morn Bact, was 1
Sethe Sr su Cin nn ot. ee
(io often aetna Tron ofthe cranes cited
‘Sr deenizally seed the Reman Cathoic mas and changed the roe of
thelr. They probed te atonony ofthe indian conscience and‘of the cletical and angelic intermediaries Wat Medieval Cathobcism had
Cable ewes hen, They oped the es th ecb 3
tg arco wong ee wih te dcioes
Ct te Renan Cala Church thre of hat Che form cl
fd the inboard scrips fr pps autho
iy Ie them trek with Rome and to esl independent Protetane
charts inmany cases encouraged the esas
mene oroxesu tac hurcheef the Roman ld. Pownce
the dominant ion i amy Fr of vay, Sizer an the Low
Couric: in England, Sctund andthe Scandinavian kingdoms: and in
certain es oF Fane, Hangar and Poli
“The recs af he Protetane Reformation eacoraged the grout of
ssfoem movement thin Catholic This movemeny, which we re |
{the Cente Reformation of Catholic Reformation mt engstanding
‘kenand by Catoic cis and lyen to bring about frm without
eseopingtbesractrcfthe Chueh, cana therefore be viewed inp
ts anegtve repo othe ri of Protea; ded soins cn Be
traced tthe pe Reformation period Thema oath: Cathe rfoemers
‘weet elimi corupion within the Church, to eds the ley. 12
‘espe snd sehen he ath of th ty, an to ream the allegiance of
those inden and communis that ad ben Lt 0 Proestaniom The
(CountrRetormation achieved» rig estore of cere Under the
Ene of he apy, te Chorch ircBRCE TET adie
snd Irgiilctnges many of which were authored by he Count of
Trent{ 1545.47, 1951-82, 1562-63} Misionanc fom the ney ormed
Socety a susand other religious orders helped to reconter Protestants
in many pats ef Europe. weeks ours msintined theologies
thadoxy and oral propeay nominal Cabs. Malar ocet
om Catholic ovis waged war agains Protestants in amare of in
al end iteration cones, the mest igen of which wee the
wars in rane athe lt scat entry an the Ty Yeas Warn te
eiey seventh cantar. Ae set of ll thi stv, pa of Germany,
‘sri, Bohems Plan, Hungary and the Low Counties reed 0 the
Cathlild wtile other ates remained Prot
"The period coring which lof thi fern acti an conic tok
ace the age ofthe Reformation panned thers 1520-1680 Sethe
{eatin th period when wie-htng Was mot ini, me histo:
lanshave camel tarde Refomanon served the ase othe ene
European wich, I cera re that sone places the forces
Chleshed by the Reformation nd Covnte Relormaton did sere the
mrs exalt witch-ening would unvie, bovever ete
‘he Earopean witches Tm, sce witch
Fang bean sla Hades er lore Lather ise
theses tothe cose church ar Witney During eee yeatsof the Reto
trun reve 420 1540 thor we any fw wera
froscctons Europes kis dict wo etblah cet cus anne
{on betwen da two development Rd, the tier fe Europe
‘to heat vo dead ofthe eighteenth emt het han-
‘hes of witches were sil being prseeted in Planet idea speak
‘of ihe the Reformation 9° the Ctet-Reformain 353 contempariry
rely I more reatnabe flim, hector that he Reformation 3
Counter Reformation sed 1 ines the procera witch hunting 2nd
perhaps helped th a oped fram place to place
“The question of cou xt fre Refit conebued othe
sont the ft sseng th question is important that we sy
the elfecs ofboth the Protestant andthe Catholic elomations. The main
reson for sdoping tht comprehensive approach hur extensive wich
tmting took place in bth Protea and Catholic Inds. Comparisons
betwee he numbers of witcher tected Catholic and Protestant ator
ies amen obscure thi frame cc may be te that Catholes
‘rected more witches in souhwetern Geran than dd Protests jut
{the oppose may be te in western Swatzran Fay alo be tue hat
there ae eigios explanations For thee dsrparte The important con
Sideration, however, ha age wich tsi lage than any
‘hat hd ected before 1500 ~wook ple nal oF ese seas during the
Reformation es The mee fic, veo that roezans ok the kad in|
prosecuting witches in ome aes wile Catholics i 0m others ea
fren that we ok tthe ets a oh formations Asti he two eer
faitons which were to vme exten ileent manisaions ofthese
[eet Eropeanwiderelgousrcvval-had many snfarfiectson with y /
Fming? Protea and Catholic formers dd feral share any ofthe,
‘aie wich Bele and exited sla desitet expat wich?
‘Approaching the subject in hr broad way. we shallpusue vee separate
lies of enqry. Fi, we sally thot changes a reiiusaudes
and paces daring the ag othe Reformation tht eacoraged the row
nd pesene of witeh asin. Some of hee changer were more ready
Spores in Protein than in Catholic eclesfo the simple eso tht
the Proves Reformation was ore rad tha the Cathe Ba thereVs THE Sttew-hunt te BARLs WoDERY FpOeE
cient evidence tha the changes were not confined to Protestant es,
Secondly. we sll explore he ways i whic reli cone Reon
Progeamizm nd Cato, ado lez extent beeen the lle