“The European witch craze is easily understood when placed within the historical context of the seventeenth century.” Explain this statement, supporting your answer by discussing issues of gender, politics, economics, and religion. The European witch craze is easily understood when placed within the historical context of the seventeenth century. At this time, there were economic hardships, religious rivalries, and troubled politics. Also, during this time, most Europeans were looking around for any sort of answer …showed first 75 words of 332 total…

…showed last 75 words of 332 total…was most concentrated. Society in these areas would just assume that a witch was responsible and would rush an old, defenseless woman to her death. If not old, almost always a woman. This was due partly to the belief that evil was connected with Eve. These trials involved horrible sadism against women and children. Persecution ended after 1660 most likely because educated authorities began believing that natural disasters were from natural causes rather than supernatural causes.