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gina Y. F. Genesis of Law Concept on Witchcraft and Legalization of Witch-Hunt (England, 1547–1736). Izvestiya of Saratov University. History. International Relations, 2008, vol. 8, iss. 2, pp. 7-19.
Genesis of Law Concept on Witchcraft and Legalization of Witch-Hunt (England, 1547–1736)
The focus of this article is the legal aspect of Witchcraft which reflected Perception of Witchcraft as specific kind of Crime by medieval Society and State. The Conception of Witchcraft as a specific Crime, Guilt and Punishment has undergone long Evolution in the English Legislation. This Evolution is directly linked to the Development of Demonological Theory and Judicial Practice. The AntiWitchcraft Acts of the Tudors and the Stuarts were raised from an Idea of a Reality of Witchcraft and Damage does it and established number of Punishments for Witchcraft Actions. The Repealed Act 1736 classified Witchcraft Phenomena as a Delusion dispersed by those who trusted and convinced the others into Reality of Magic. During the “Witch-Hunt” Era two different Juridical Witchcraft Conceptions were formulated in England, but either considered Witchcraft Phenomena as a Crime against Social Community.
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