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[β] tempest@lemmy.ca 15 points 3 months ago (1 child) Witch trials were more a 1400-1700s deal. I learned this when I took a class in university 13 years ago. I got a b- so keep that in mind. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (1 child) Yeah, it was a populist concession to the protestant Reformation. The high middle ages would leave you just being seen as a cunning person or a lunatic depending on charisma and reproducibility. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] cattywampas@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago Crazy people have always existed (yeah sorry I know that's a harsh and reductive description mental illness), and most times and places throughout history if you were spouting stuff people didn't understand they'd most likely just chalk you up as a crazy person and ignore you, not put you on trial for being a witch. Unless you were threatening to upset the social order, then you might get in hot water, otherwise you were just another lunatic. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (1 child) Yeah, it was a populist concession to the protestant Reformation. The high middle ages would leave you just being seen as a cunning person or a lunatic depending on charisma and reproducibility. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] cattywampas@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago Crazy people have always existed (yeah sorry I know that's a harsh and reductive description mental illness), and most times and places throughout history if you were spouting stuff people didn't understand they'd most likely just chalk you up as a crazy person and ignore you, not put you on trial for being a witch. Unless you were threatening to upset the social order, then you might get in hot water, otherwise you were just another lunatic. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] cattywampas@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago Crazy people have always existed (yeah sorry I know that's a harsh and reductive description mental illness), and most times and places throughout history if you were spouting stuff people didn't understand they'd most likely just chalk you up as a crazy person and ignore you, not put you on trial for being a witch. Unless you were threatening to upset the social order, then you might get in hot water, otherwise you were just another lunatic. permalink fedilink source parent
