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Experts On Witchcraft For Better and For Worse

Season 49, Ep. 5

Learn what Malleus Maleficarum means in Latin. Determine whether or not Malleus Maleficarum was an actual book centered around Witchcraft. Get an in depth analysis behind what heresy is all about including those individuals labeled as heretics. Get introduced to Reginald Scot, an ardent opponent of witchcraft including his big break through literary wise come 1584. Understand why Scot firmly believed that accused witches were poor people including what could be done to better improve their well being. Discover what led Reginald Scot to believe caused confessions regarding witchcraft. Go behind the scenes and explore what feat King James VI of Scotland accomplished in 1597. Decide for yourself if King James VI supported or opposed witchcraft. Learn what else came about in 1604 besides witchcraft policies getting put into law under King James I’s leadership. Understand importance behind Exodus 22:18-19 and how King James I of England and Ireland used it to benefit him personally. Learn what took place between 1589-1591 involving King James while he reigned over Scotland. Discover how the Great Awakening had a big influence in the Virginia Colony for Protestant Sects holding different views towards Anglican Church.

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    54:11||Season 51, Ep. 1
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    01:19:52||Season 50, Ep. 9
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