role of individuals

• Who was Remy and what years did he live?

  Remy was a judge and lawyer (1586-1599)
• What did Remy claim to have done in relation to witches?

  Claimed to have killed 800 witches in 16 years
• What is the title of Remy's work published in 1595?

  Daemonologie
• What activities did Remy describe in his work regarding witches?

  Obscene kissing, feasting, and dancing
• How did Remy emphasize the sexual nature of witches?

  Stressed witches feel the coldness of the Devil's phallus
• What motivated Remy's witch beliefs?

  Reformation and frequencies of war and plague
• What unique belief did Remy attribute to demonic illusion?

  Metamorphosis into the shape of a beast
• What did Remy acknowledge about witches aside from metamorphosis?

  Witches have the Devil's mark and fly to Sabbaths
• What significant action did Remy take in 1582?

  Prosecuted a woman for malevolent magic
• Who was Johann Gottfried von Aschhausen and what years did he serve?

  Prince-Bishop of Bamberg (1609-1622)
• What was Aschhausen's stance on Protestantism?

  Staunch Counter-Reformist against Protestantism
• What did Aschhausen do to counter the threat of Protestantism?

  Invited Jesuits to establish educational dominance
• How many accused witches died during Aschhausen's witch-hunt?

  300 accused witches died
• What was Dornheim known as?

  Hexenbischof (witch-bishop)
• What was the purpose of the Drudenhaus created by Dornheim?

  Witch prison with a torture chamber
• How many witches could the Drudenhaus hold?

  40 witches
• What was the outcome for everyone who entered the hexenhaus?

  Everyone confessed
• How many people did Dornheim reportedly kill?

  300 to 600 people
• What fueled Dornheim's actions during the 1620s?

  Greed and obsession
• What were 'mercy sheets' used for during Dornheim's time?

  Pay to have a merciful death
• Who was Johann Christoph von Westerstetten?

  Prince-Bishop of Eichstatt (1613-1637)
• What significant event caused Westerstetten to flee in 1631?

  Threat of invasion by King Gustav Adolphus
• How many witches were persecuted in Ellwangen during Westerstetten's time?

  260 witches were persecuted
• How many witches did Westerstetten oversee the execution of?

  176 witches between 1613 and 1630
• What was the gender distribution of the witches executed by Westerstetten?

  150 of the executed were women
• What did Westerstetten do in 1617?

  Joined Eichstatt into the Catholic League
• Who was Mathew Hopkins and when was he active?

  Witchfinder General in the 1640s
• How did Hopkins first get involved with witchcraft?

  He heard a witch meet outside his house
• What was the nature of the torture used by Hopkins?

  Moderate torture during civil war disruptions
• How many women were accused under Hopkins' supervision?

  184 women accused
• What title was given to Hopkins?

  Witchfinder General
• What document did Hopkins frequently use to persecute people?

  The Devil's list
• What theory exists about Hopkins after his supposed death?

  He faked his death and went into hiding
• What did contemporaries say about Hopkins' targets?

  He targeted every old woman with a wrinkled face
• Who was Cotton Mather and when was he born?

  Born in 1666, a Puritan preacher's son
• What significant role did Mather play in 1688-9?

  Helped overthrow the unpopular Dominion government
• What was Mather's involvement in the Boston Witch Hunts?

  Attempted to relieve possession by prayer
• What did Mather publish in 1689?

  Memorable Providences Relating to Witchcraft
• What idea did Mather support in his 1689 publication?

  Witches could appear spectrally as themselves
• What was Mather's role during the Salem Trials?

  Advisor to judges and present at executions