Academic Calendar - 2024

Western University Academic Calendar. - 2024
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History 4416F/G

WITCHCRAFT IN THE EARLY MODERN WORLD


During the early modern period, tens of thousands of people, mostly women, were executed as suspected witches in Europe and its colonies. Witchcraft trials are remarkable windows into everyday life. This course explores the social conditions that enabled witchcraft accusations and considers their impact between ca. 1450 and 1700.

Antirequisite(s): History 2108F/G, History 2408F/G.

Extra Information: 2 hours.

Course Weight: 0.50
Breadth: CATEGORY A i  
Subject Code: HISTORY

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