My Revision Notes: OCR A-level History: Popular Culture and the Witchcraze of the 16th and 17th Centuries
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English
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9781510416321
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Introduction
1 Popular culture
Urban and rural popular culture
Popular and elite culture and the withdrawal of the elite
The significance of ritual, the role of pageants and festivals of misrule
Public humiliation and moral regulation
The role of magic in society
Challenges to popular culture and the causes of decline
Exam focus
2 The main reasons for the growth and decline in the persecution of witches
Developments in the persecution of witches 1484–1700
Causes of the growth in persecution – religious developments
Causes of the growth in persecution – social changes
The role of wars and natural disasters
Who was responsible for the persecution? From above or below?
Causes of the decline in persecution
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3 The persecuted
The geography of the Witchcraze in Europe and North America
Regional variations
Towns and the countryside
Religious variations
Social variations: gender, age and employment
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4 Responses of the authorities to witchcraft
Legal developments in the prosecution of witches
Campaigns against medieval superstition and the impact of the Reformation
Torture and its use
The role of denunciations and confessions
The nature of witchcraft trials and punishments
The impact of witchcraft on legal procedures
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5 Depth study: The Witchcraze in Southern Germany c.1590–1630
Popular culture and the context of the Witchcraze in Southern Germany
The reasons for the Witchcraze in Southern Germany
The geography and nature of witchcraft in Southern Germany
The response of the authorities to witchcraft and its impact on society
Exam focus: The interpretation topics
6 Depth study: Hopkins and the witch-hunt of 1645–47
The religious, social, economic and political background, including moral regulation
The reasons for the persecution
The frequency, nature and geography of the persecutions
The response of the authorities to witchcraft and its impact on society
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7 Depth study: The Salem witch trials
The political, religious, social and economic situation, including the relationship with England
The reasons for the persecution
The frequency, nature and geography of the persecutions
The response of the authorities to witchcraft and its impact on society
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Glossary
Key figures
Timeline
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