European witch hunts

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical event
gptkbp:associatedWith superstition
religious conflict
gptkbp:causedBy social panic
gptkbp:characterizedBy legal proceedings
fear of the unknown
spectral evidence
confessions under duress
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:Malleus_Maleficarum
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label European witch hunts
gptkbp:influenced modern legal systems
human rights movements
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Catholic_Counter-Reformation
Protestant Reformation
gptkbp:involved community involvement
local authorities
witch trials
inquisitions
gptkbp:ledTo literary works
cultural impact
decline of witch hunts
modern witchcraft accusations
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:England
gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:Switzerland
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:E._J._Clery
gptkb:Johann_Weyer
gptkb:Hans_Christian_Andersen
gptkb:Reginald_Scot
gptkb:Margaret_Murray
gptkb:Cotton_Mather
gptkb:Matthew_Hopkins
gptkb:Thomas_Ady
gptkb:Heinrich_Kramer
gptkb:Charles_Mackay
gptkb:Jacob_Sprenger
gptkb:Gottfried_Christian_Voigt
Balthasar Bekker
gptkbp:occursIn Europe
gptkbp:resultedIn torture
executions
gptkbp:targets men
women
gptkbp:timePeriod 15th to 18th centuries