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This 5 page paper provides an overview of Wiccan traditions, including a view of how witchcraft has changed over the course of the last century. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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"great age" of witch-hunting, between 1450 and 1750. Levack focuses on the historical literature and the evidential views that were utilized to execute over 100,000 people during this
era, and implies the social, cultural and political implications of the European witch hunt, including the subsequent influences on the American colonies. Levack provides a basic overview of the
historical context that is now a part of the view of witchcraft as a whole. Witchcraft, or the participation in the Wiccan tradition, is a form of paganism that
has been in existence for thousands of years. Historians have argued that paganism was the primary religion throughout the civilized world of Europe prior to the onset of Christianity
and Wiccan traditions extended from the pagan view of the earth as a kind of deity. The introduction of Christianity in England during the fabled reign of King Arthur
has long related the integration of pagan rituals, the pagan Solstice traditions and other celebratory elements into the Christian religious calendar in order to make Christianity appear as an appealing
option to pagans forced into Christian submission. Some theorists have argued that many of the traditions viewed as fundamental to modern Christianity are inextricably linked to the pagan and
Wiccan traditions and have a long-standing history in centuries of community activity and ritual beliefs. During the Crusades, the waging of opposition against a number of different non-Christian religious traditions
was recognized, and the search for "witches" occurred as a result. Thieves and beggars throughout Europe were brought to trial as witches and murdered between 1097 and 1144 AD
because of their non-Christian beliefs. In fact, anyone who challenged central European control or who challenged the authority of the Church were labeled witches and suffered death at the
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