Decline in Witchcraft

1) Hopkins caused moral panic 

- he accused over 300 individuals of witchcraft

- 117 of those accused came from Sudbury and 112 people were executed by hanging.

2) Rise in witchcraft

- discusses the attitudes towards women

- meant to be the property of their fathers or husbands

- meant that women who were not very restricted or who did not focus of practical domestic duties were seen as suspicious

3) The decline…