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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
2
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Seven great (deadly) sins:
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- sloth
- anger
- lust
- pride
- envy
- gluttony
- greed
3
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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
4
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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
5
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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
6
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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
7
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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)
