FORAMASTER 3000 !UMORAXti6g joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 5 minutes later[^][v]#594,948
I am such an expert. I have an MA that focused on witch trials.
lambchop !LbCyZQ/7Zo (OP) replied with this 11 years ago, 15 minutes later, 20 minutes after the original post[^][v]#594,952
@previous (FORAMASTER 3000 !UMORAXti6g)
How wonderful!
Do you believe that any of the people who were killed were actual practices witches? I don't mean like fantasy magic powers type witches, but similar to shamans or healers or magic people in africa today. I was just thinking about this, and Ill admit I recalled you did write your thesis on something concerning such things.
The Owl !KThEOwLwbU joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 4 minutes later, 24 minutes after the original post[^][v]#594,955
White wolf, wise wolf, what does the wolf require?
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FORAMASTER 3000 !UMORAXti6g replied with this 11 years ago, 17 minutes later, 42 minutes after the original post[^][v]#594,960
@594,952 (lambchop !LbCyZQ/7Zo)
Yes, I believe that some were. I believe in the paranormal, and that witches can contact the spirit world. I think a small minority of the condemned were, indeed, witches.
lambchop !LbCyZQ/7Zo (OP) replied with this 11 years ago, 2 minutes later, 44 minutes after the original post[^][v]#594,962
@previous (FORAMASTER 3000 !UMORAXti6g)
Did you come across any accounts in your research that appeared to be legitimately practicing witches?
FORAMASTER 3000 !UMORAXti6g replied with this 11 years ago, 3 minutes later, 47 minutes after the original post[^][v]#594,964
@previous (lambchop !LbCyZQ/7Zo)
Yes. Here's the things. For innocent old ladies, the natural thing to do when being accused of witchcraft is to deny it, right? And most did. Unfortunately, those who denied it were the most likely to be tortured and killed. Ironically, the accused who IMMEDIATELY admitted to it, and started humbly repenting and groveling, were the ones who were "restored" to the church and not killed. Ok, so, there is a third class of accused: the ones who admitted to it, and acted calmly and nonchalantly. I believe these were the true witches.
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 14 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#594,973
Is this thread literally Matt talking to himself?
Apart from @594,955 (The Owl !KThEOwLwbU) obviously.
lambchop !LbCyZQ/7Zo (OP) replied with this 11 years ago, 2 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#594,974
@594,964 (FORAMASTER 3000 !UMORAXti6g)
Do you know of any specific individuals by name who you believe may have been witches?
Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 8 seconds later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#594,975
@594,948 (FORAMASTER 3000 !UMORAXti6g)
I thought your dissertation was in German.
FORAMASTER 3000 !UMORAXti6g replied with this 11 years ago, 4 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#594,976
@594,974 (lambchop !LbCyZQ/7Zo)
I had some. Let me see if I can research them. I forgot the names, sorry, it's been years. But yes, I Can find them.
FORAMASTER 3000 !UMORAXti6g double-posted this 11 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#594,977
@594,974 (lambchop !LbCyZQ/7Zo)
Actually, I can name one. The original African slave Tituba who worked for the family whose daughters were accused of witches in Salem, openly admitted that she was a witch, that she used Voodoo, and that she used black magic. I would call her a true witch. She never denied it, but rather seemed almost proud of it.
lambchop !LbCyZQ/7Zo (OP) replied with this 11 years ago, 12 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#594,980
@previous (FORAMASTER 3000 !UMORAXti6g)
Oh, yes, I do remember her actually.
Any others you can think of, and if you have any sources you can recommend. I am working on a novel. That is like the scarlet letter only she isnt just fucking the priest (no child), but she is a witch.
FORAMASTER 3000 !UMORAXti6g replied with this 11 years ago, 2 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#594,982
@previous (lambchop !LbCyZQ/7Zo)
Let me do some research. There are more for sure.
Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 12 hours later, 13 hours after the original post[^][v]#595,182
@594,975 (E) > “The Transformation of the Church's View of the Practice of Witchcraft from a Pagan Heresy to the Elaborated Concept of Witchcraft—A Damning Heresy, between 1300 and 1500,” Matthew Miller, U of Louisiana-Lafayette, [email protected]
squeegee joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 1 hour later, 15 hours after the original post[^][v]#595,193
as a matter of fact i wrote my thesis on early american witch hunts, what would you like to know?
Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 33 minutes later, 16 hours after the original post[^][v]#595,204
FORAMASTER 3000 !UMORAXti6g replied with this 11 years ago, 6 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#595,458
@previous (lambchop !LbCyZQ/7Zo)
I would argue that, in the Salem trials, Tituba and the two girls she knew were real witches. After the hysteria, the people of Salem signed a document apologizing for what they did, and admitting that they were wrong and got caught up in mania. Oddly, the two girls did not sign it.
Lekker Metæ replied with this 11 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#595,492
@595,439 (Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx)
Which witch trials?
dw joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 9 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#595,495
@595,458 (FORAMASTER 3000 !UMORAXti6g)
Do you have, pray tell, any evidence for this?
Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#595,502
@previous (dw)
The Crucible, by Arthur Miller appears to be his primary source.
Fuck you, Deaf "Community" joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 3 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#595,533
what a bunch of horseshit, and there's still these pathological ways of thinking in Africa today
the fuckers think that albinos are magic and they kill them and chop them up