witchcraft sceptical books

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  • Created on: 06-11-19 21:16
what book had over 4,000 copies in different european languages?
Bekkers 'The Enchanted World' 1699
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what book demanded for a higher level of evidence and started a pamphet war attacking witchcraft?
Harnsetts' 'A Discovery of the Fraudulent Practices of John Darrel' 1599
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what author used the jenks case 1577 as evidence in his book?
Webster 'The Displaying of Supposed Witchcraft' 1677
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what book was written at a time when whilst witchcraft was declining, scepticism was increasing?
Thomas Ady 'A Candle in the Dark' 1656
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which author published a book that was challening the catholic church, claiming it used false evidence to wrongly accuse witches?
Reg Scot 'The Discoveries of Witchcraft' 1584
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what did webster claim about witches?
they did not have supernatural powers
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other than bekkers book, what other author claimed that witches were NOT doing the works of the devil?
Reg Scot 'The Discoveries of Witchcraft' 1584
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what did ady use as evidence in his book 'a candle in the dark' 1656
the bible
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finish the sentence from harnsetts book: 'misleading people through...
magic was nothing new'
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how could harnsetts book be criticised for not leading to a growth in scepticism?
his own religious beliefs and his book was an attack on darrel not witchcraft
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which book was criticised by james vi in daemonlogie?
Reg Scot 'The Discoveries of Witchcraft' 1584
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how else can websters book be criticised despite witchcraft declining due to the power of the clergy?
historians claimed his ideas were old and didn't sell many copies
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