Demonic Flashcards

(7 cards)

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The Middle Ages

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  • 5th century - 15th century
  • monarchies justified their power based on the divine right of kings
  • deviant + criminal behaviour considered dangerous and the result of possession + temptation
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Seven great (deadly) sins:

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  1. sloth
  2. anger
  3. lust
  4. pride
  5. envy
  6. gluttony
  7. greed
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Lex Talionis

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  • an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, stroke for stroke, burning for burning
  • the law of retaliation
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The Salem Witch Trials

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  • in 1692, the Salem witch trials began in Massachusetts
  • over 150 people arrested + imprisoned
  • 29 people convicted on the capital felony of witchcraft
  • no witch burnings, most people were hung, crushed, or died in prison
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Malleus Maleficarum 1486

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  • “hammer of the witches”
  • writen by Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger
  • served as a manual for identifying, prosecuting, and punishing witches
  • suggested that witches were usually female, who cast spells on other women
  • torture was an acceptable means of proving guilt
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Malleus Maleficarum Effects

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  • generated mass hysteria
  • claimed that anyone denying the existence of witches was suspicious
  • economic contraction, racism, sexism combined with the Malleus, fueling widespread hysteria
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The demonic perspective

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  • possession + temptation as causes of deviance
  • arbitrary, brutal, public punishment
  • deviants partly responsible for their behaviour
  • chaotic (high crime rates)
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