Category: Witchcraft

Epic of Sundiata’: Supernatural in a Book Upon first inspection, The Epic of Sundiata seems to be a fantastical tale of witches, super human strength, and a man who cannot be deterred from his destiny. While the epic may not contain the classical makings of reliable historical evidence, it is essential to delve deeper into…

Origin, Definition and History of The Witches and Witchcraft A witch, in the most simple form, is a woman believed to have magic or supernatural abilities and that these powers are used for evil or nefarious purposes. Many people accused of being a witch were thought to be associated with or worshipping Satan himself. In…

The Salem Trials and The False Witchcraft Accusations In the year 1692 an incident that resulted to twenty people being executed and even an additional two hundred people being accused of witchcraft .These injustices had prevailed in the society and people would be randomly accused and randomly killed because people believed that witchcraft was a…

Critical Analysis of the Study of Popular Magic and Witchcraft ‘Witch-hunting… helped to unite men  by demonstrating the ultimate evil was female, not male.’ The study of popular magic and witchcraft tells us that early-modern European society was a wholly misogynistic one that demonized and persecuted women. The patterns of popular magic and witchcraft…

Witchcraft and Life in the New South Africa: Reflective Essay When one thinks of witchcraft terms like magic, sorcery, familiars, old ladies on brooms with long pointy noses, or rather everything associated with evil doings crosses the mind but is a comprehensive concept. Witchcraft differs in various cultures and shapes society in a way. Thus,…

Causes of Witchcraft Accusations: Analytical Essay It is generally assumed in many parts of the world that witchcraft beliefs have given way to westernization but in sub-Saharan Africa, the belief in witchcraft is widely held. (Miguel 2005). Witchcraft. The definition of witchcraft is socially constructed and it differs from society to society. Chavhunduka(2003) defines it…

Description and Comparison of Witchcraft in Two Contemporary Societies Witchcraft, derived from the old English noun Wicca and wiccian and is often referred to as the practices of magical skills and abilities such as spell casting, conjuring the dead, demonology, etc., has played an important role in historical developments, distinct cultural meaning systems, and language…

Witchcraft among the Bantu Tribes of South Africa: Analytical Essay In diverse societies, witchcraft is used differently, and its level of importance varies due to this. Our definition of witchcraft is: the manipulation of powerful substances or words (via magic) to cause harm (only occasionally good)& It can also frequently be an unconscious activity, which…