Witchcraft 5 - Dance With The Devil [DVD]

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Wall, Leon and William Morgan, Navajo-English Dictionary. Hippocrene Books, New York City, 1998 ISBN 0781802474. Most people think that witches are a Christian invention. But the idea of the witch who flies in the night and draws power from dark cosmic forces to work her ill will on others pre-dates Christianity, probably by many centuries.

Witchcraft can also be a spiritual or religious practice. For instance, certain sectors of witchcraft, such as Wicca, center around modernized Pagan traditions and beliefs.

Over the last six years, for many of us, things have been a little topsy turvy," he said. "Magic and witchcraft provide a way to feel as if you're in control of this situation and what's going on in the world." And by the 1400s, the church believed quite sincerely that witches could channel the Devil and it was the devil that was behind the world’s evils. We’re talking curses, controlling the weather, and covens where animals, and even humans, were sacrificed. Overall, witchcraft beliefs and practices in Asia vary widely across cultures, reflecting historical, religious, and social contexts. I don't think there are any barriers to being a witch," said Mankey. "If you say you are a witch, I think that you are a witch."

The term witchcraft arrived with European colonists, along with European views on witchcraft. [102] This term would be adopted by many Indigenous communities for those beliefs about harmful supernatural powers. In colonial America and the United States, views of witchcraft were further shaped by European colonists. The infamous Salem witch trials in Massachusetts, along with other witch hunts in places like Maryland and Pennsylvania, exemplified European and Christian fear and hysteria surrounding accusations of witchcraft. These trials led to the execution of numerous individuals accused of practicing witchcraft. Despite changes in laws and perspectives over time, accusations of witchcraft persisted into the 19th century in some regions, such as Tennessee, where prosecutions occurred as late as 1833. Witches are your neighbors," said Jason Mankey, author and Wiccan-Witch. "And more and more of them are becoming your neighbors as we're in the middle of this witch moment right now." The word is over a thousand years old: Old English formed the compound wiccecræft from wicce ('witch') and cræft ('craft'). [25] The masculine form was wicca ('male sorcerer'). [26]Pearlman, Jonathan (11 April 2013). "Papua New Guinea urged to halt witchcraft violence after latest 'sorcery' case". The Telegraph. London, England: Telegraph Media Group. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018 . Retrieved 5 April 2018. Indigenous communities such as the Cherokee, [104] Hopi, [105] the Navajo [5] among others, [106] included in their folklore and beliefs which malevolent figures who could harm their communities, often resulting in severe punishments, including death. [107] These communities also recognized the role of medicine people as healers and protectors against these malevolent forces. [ citation needed] Alas, by the 16th century, a Christian-led obsession with the power of the devil and the need for vigilance against sin brought these wise people under the spotlight and deemed them guilty by association. All of it was “witchcraft”! Thus began a shameful chapter of witch persecution and execution through the 16th and 17th centuries (think: the Salem witch trials). Semple, Sarah (December 2003). "Illustrations of damnation in late Anglo-Saxon manuscripts" (PDF). Anglo-Saxon England. 32: 231–245. doi: 10.1017/S0263675103000115. S2CID 161982897. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 July 2020 . Retrieved 26 October 2018. Tan, Michael L. (2008). Revisiting Usog, Pasma, Kulam. University of the Philippines Press. ISBN 978-9715425704. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021 . Retrieved 17 September 2020.