Publication of Balthasar Bekker’s The Enchanted World, 1691 (Edexcel A-Level History): Quizzes

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What years did Balthasar Bekker live?

1634-1698

What does 'Cartesian' mean in the context of Bekker's work?

Using logical analysis & reason

In 1668, what did Bekker argue in 'De Philosophia Cartesiana'?

Natural events can't be explained by Bible

How did Kors and Peters describe 'The Enchanted World'?

Most influential critical work on witches

How did Bekker's approach differ from Reginald Scot's?

Bekker didn't rely on rumours/stories

Why did Bekker say believing the Devil had independent power was heretical?

It meant believing in two gods not one

What was Hugh Trevor-Roper's view of Bekker's work?

Added no genuinely new arguments

How many copies sold in the first two months in Holland?

4,000 copies

How many contemporary Dutch works were produced concerning Bekker?

131 works

How did German territories respond to Bekker's book?

Several German towns banned it

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Changing Attitudes to Witchcraft in Britain

The Wider Intellectual Context: the Coming of the Age of Science and Reason

The North Berwick Witches in Scotland, 1590–91 and the Aftermath to 1597

The Lancashire Witches of 1604–13

The Great Witch-Hunt in Bamberg, Germany, 1623–32

Matthew Hopkins and the East Anglian Witch Craze, 1645–47

Cotton Mather and the Salem Witch-Hunt, 1692–93

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Summary

Changing Attitudes to Witchcraft in Britain

The Wider Intellectual Context: the Coming of the Age of Science and Reason

The North Berwick Witches in Scotland, 1590–91 and the Aftermath to 1597

The Lancashire Witches of 1604–13

The Great Witch-Hunt in Bamberg, Germany, 1623–32

Matthew Hopkins and the East Anglian Witch Craze, 1645–47

Cotton Mather and the Salem Witch-Hunt, 1692–93

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Summary

Changing Attitudes to Witchcraft in Britain

The Wider Intellectual Context: the Coming of the Age of Science and Reason

The North Berwick Witches in Scotland, 1590–91 and the Aftermath to 1597

The Lancashire Witches of 1604–13

The Great Witch-Hunt in Bamberg, Germany, 1623–32

Matthew Hopkins and the East Anglian Witch Craze, 1645–47

Cotton Mather and the Salem Witch-Hunt, 1692–93

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Summary

Changing Attitudes to Witchcraft in Britain

The Wider Intellectual Context: the Coming of the Age of Science and Reason

The North Berwick Witches in Scotland, 1590–91 and the Aftermath to 1597

The Lancashire Witches of 1604–13

The Great Witch-Hunt in Bamberg, Germany, 1623–32

Matthew Hopkins and the East Anglian Witch Craze, 1645–47

Cotton Mather and the Salem Witch-Hunt, 1692–93

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