Witch trials in the Holy Roman Empire
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical event
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Witch trials in the Holy Roman Empire
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| gptkbp:includes |
the_Bamberg_witch_trials
the_Würzburg_witch_trials |
| gptkbp:influenced |
modern witchcraft laws
|
| gptkbp:involved |
community involvement
spectral evidence testimonies from witnesses community trials accusations of witchcraft confessions under torture |
| gptkbp:isChallengedBy |
scientific reasoning
legal scholars the Reformation human rights advocates the Thirty Years' War plagues |
| gptkbp:isCriticizedFor |
philosophers
enlightenment thinkers |
| gptkbp:isDocumentedIn |
court records
historical records historians literature newspapers |
| gptkbp:isInfluencedBy |
local folklore
religious beliefs economic conditions political factors gender roles fear of the unknown political power struggles social tensions the Enlightenment movement |
| gptkbp:isMaintainedBy |
local authorities
religious texts superstitions |
| gptkbp:isPartOf |
gptkb:European_witch_hunts
the social fabric of the time the legacy of witch hunts the_Counter-Reformation_efforts the_cultural_history_of_Europe the_broader_context_of_witch_hunts_in_Europe |
| gptkbp:isPortrayedBy |
pamphlets
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| gptkbp:isPromotedBy |
religious leaders
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| gptkbp:ledTo |
legal reforms
public hysteria persecution of women |
| gptkbp:occursAnnually |
16th century
17th century |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
executions
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