Witchcraft in East Anglia: Hopkins & Stearne
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- The 1645 Chelmsford Summer Assize court session
- Material gain and religious fanaticism
- Methods of gaining confessions
- Methods comprising interrogation and torture
- Conclusion
- References
Abstract
In 1995 Seth Nthai, the Minister for Security and Safety in South Africa, admitted that witchcraft accusations in South Africa seemed to be connected to the political situation. This was arguably illustrated by the increase in witch burnings during 1990, when Mandela was released, and in 1994 during the elections. Nthai believed that the South African youth wanted to remove all things evil, because Mandela was freed. The situation described by Nthai in South Africa has certain similarities to the situation in which hopkins and stearne worked in east anglia. Seventeenth century England had a strong popular belief in witchcraft and a history of witchcraft accusations. Moreover, with a legislative structure to process these accusations the road was clear for the indictment and conviction of many innocent individuals. Just like South Africa, England was going through extreme social and political unrest, stirred up by the sweeping events of the Civil War.
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