Do you believe that it is worthwhile to approach the study of the witch hunts as European, or should we be strictly limiting our research to geographical locations ?

The European Witch-Hunt is often studied as one, single phenomenon. This course and Julian Goodare’s book use titles that reflect this. Yet, Europe was not a homogeneous culture, and regional differences are apparent in the practices used in hunting and trying witches.

Do you believe that it is worthwhile to approach the study of the witch hunts as “European”, or should we be strictly limiting our research to geographical locations (for example, British witch hunts, German witch hunts, etc)? Use Tempel Anneke’s case to compare and contrast it to cases that occurred in other parts of Europe and its colonies. How do the similarities and/or differences lead to your conclusion?

Be sure to use specific examples from the books to make your argument. Every point that you make must be backed up by evidence, or it will not be convincing. For full credit, you must use at least 5 cited examples from Julian Goodare, The European Witch-Hunt and at least 5 cited examples from The Trial of Tempel Anneke (not including the Introduction). (10 cited examples total.)

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