Properties (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
witch hunts
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Puritanism
|
| gptkbp:availableIn |
scientific advancements
legal changes enlightenment thinking |
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
modern witchcraft accusations
|
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
film
literature theater |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
sociology
psychological analysis gender studies human rights cultural studies historical revisionism feminist theory sociopolitical context |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
16th to 18th centuries
|
| gptkbp:historicalRecords |
court records
letters pamphlets newspaper articles trial documents |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
English witch hunts
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:European_witch_hunts
social panic |
| gptkbp:involved |
spectral evidence
community tensions confessions under duress |
| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
women
|
| gptkbp:led_to |
legal reforms
public skepticism |
| gptkbp:legacy |
influence on popular culture
educational discourse impact on law and society witch hunts today witchcraft as a cultural phenomenon |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
Witchcraft Act 1735
Witchcraft Act 1542 Witchcraft Act 1604 |
| gptkbp:notable_event |
gptkb:Salem_witch_trials
gptkb:Bury_St_Edmunds_witch_trials Pendle witch trials |
| gptkbp:notableFigures |
gptkb:Tituba
gptkb:Matthew_Hopkins gptkb:Sarah_Good gptkb:Elizabeth_Sawyer gptkb:Rebecca_Nurse gptkb:John_Stearne |
| gptkbp:performedBy |
gptkb:England
|
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
executions
|