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The witch hunts in Jalpaiguri are less known, but are motivated by the stress in the tea industry on the lives of the adivasi (tribal) workers. [43] In India, labeling a woman as a witch is a common ploy to grab land, settle scores or even to punish her for turning down sexual advances.
According to Cassandra McKenney et al. in The Routledge Handbook of Archaeology and the Media in the 21st Century, Boneghazi originated the archetype of "the Bone Collecting Witch", one propagated largely by people who share its stereotypical demographics—white, Millennial, usually feminine-presenting, interested in witchcraft, and rebellious.
The 19th century saw a surge of interest in Germanic paganism with the Viking revival in Victorian Britain [96] and Scandinavia, and the Völkisch movement in Germany. These currents coincided with Romanticist interest in folklore and occultism , the widespread emergence of pagan themes in popular literature, and the rise of nationalism.
However, it was around the 15th century that the Christian church deemed witches "willing disciples" of the devil, launching a campaign of hunting and executing presumed witches in Europe and ...
People professionally or notably involved in occultism during the 21st century; Thomas Karlsson (born 1972), Swedish occultist and esoteric author; Stephen Skinner (born 1948), Australian author, editor, publisher and lecturer; Catherine Yronwode (born 1947), American writer, graphic designer, and practitioner of folk magic
Witch hunts began to increase first in southern France and Switzerland, during the 14th and 15th centuries. Witch hunts and witchcraft trials rose markedly during the social upheavals of the 16th century, peaking between 1560 and 1660. [72] The peak years of witch-hunts in southwest Germany were from 1561 to 1670. [73]
During the 16th century, witchcraft prosecutions stabilized and even declined in some areas. [2] Witch-hunts increased again in the 17th century. The witch trials in Early Modern Europe included the Basque witch trials in Spain, the Fulda witch trials in Germany, the North Berwick witch trials in Scotland, and the Torsåker witch trials in Sweden.
The depiction of witches has evolved throughout film history, touching ... and Kathy Najimy are a trio of 17th-century witch sisters resurrected in 1990s Salem in director Kenny Ortega's beloved ...