witch craft

Witchcraft and its Social Origins Witchcraft is it real or is it imaginative? This question is one that has been on the mind of historians for years. “Witchcraft is defined as the use of supposed supernatural power for antisocial ends” . So how can we look at the formation of witches? What factors, if any, may have played a role in the rise of witchcraft? Was witchcraft just a onetime thing or did it exist before …

…witch was due to the ideals and religious beliefs of the time. These people were not wrong in what they practiced, they were only exploring new ideas and beliefs. However, the fact that they went out and discovered new religions was wrong in the eyes of the puritan’s. Those who chose to explore witchcraft were not popular at the time and this lead to the accusation and senseless killing of so many innocent people.