Stereotypes
It is the classical image of witches.
Ugly and old women, with pointy hat, broomstick and black cat.
A broom made of sticks
Broomstick
Rasputin
Russian
The death penality for witch?
Hanged of burned at the stake
It shapes the image of witches over time.
The clergy.
An attempt to find and punish people whose opinions are unpopular and who are said to be a danger to society.
Witch hunt
La Voisin
French
Women accused of witchcraft was important for the village. Why ?
Because they healed illnesses, helped mothers to giving birth...
It can be traced back as far as the 11th century.
The stereotypes about witches!
A person who has the power to cure ill people without using ordinary medicines.
Healer
Agnes Sampson
Scottish
They was accused of...
Causing various troubles, sickness to death, storms...
Where comes from the pointy hat?
The pointy hat may have come from Quaker or Jewish attire, both groups linked to witchcraft.
The activity of performing magic to help or harm other people.
Witchcraft
Alice Kyteler
Irish
It is a code of a former king of Babylone, 18th BCE, which criminalized witchcraft.
Code of Hammurabi
It made the Cauldron famous.
Shakespeare's "Macbeth"
A small, hard lump (= a raised area) that grows on the skin, often on the face and hands.
Wart
Kepari Leniata
From Papua New Guinea
It is a pope who targated with his inquisitors some women in the 15th century.
Innocent VIII