The Reception of Reginald Scot’s Discovery of Witchcraft: Witchcraft, Magic, and Radical Religion

Davies, Simon

doi:10.1353/jhi.2013.0021

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“…It must be stressed herein that the term "witchcraft", as found in the King James version of the Bible, serves as a linchpin for the persecution narrative. Differently put, the term "witchcraft" in the King James version of the Bible originates from the Hebrew word "kashaph" in the Old Testament and the Greek word "pharmakeia" in the New Testament (Ashforth 2005;Davies 2013). These terms comprise various magical practices, including divination, sorcery, and occult rituals.…”

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The First Time I Called Myself a ‘Witch’ Was the Most Magical Moment of My Life: Unmasking the Influence of Christianity in the Persecution of Witches Through Cultural Hegemony

Diko

2024

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Whereas Christianity and biblical narratives continue to constructively form human, theological, spiritual, and social existence, it cannot be downplayed that these two central components sometimes lead to destructive perceptions, actions, and behaviours. This is because Christianity and the Bible have continually influenced the comprehension of humanity and spirituality for centuries. With particular reference to witchcraft, particularly in the South African context, this article aims to unmask and scrutinise the influence of Christianity in the persecution of witches. To do this, this article elicits three biblical pieces of textual evidence from the Bible as one of the historical Christian narratives. To unmask and address the phenomenon of interest, cultural hegemony as a theoretical framework is applied to these three biblical pieces of textual evidence. As a result of this endeavour, this article makes three notable findings. First, as Christianity could be appreciated for constructively shaping social perceptions, actions, and behaviours, it should be implicated in certain immoralities. Second, some of the historical injustices, such as witch-hunts and the killing of witches, have, in large part, been propagated by Christian and biblical ideologies. Third (last), Christianity, as a dominant culture of its time, ought to be unmasked within the contemporary contexts for the very reason that it continues to (re)shape contemporary societies, and it is undoubtedly patent that it may continue to (re)shape future generational societies. This article’s recommendations and closing remarks underscore the necessity to examine Christianity alongside its biblical voices recurrently.

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The First Time I Called Myself a ‘Witch’ Was the Most Magical Moment of My Life: Unmasking the Influence of Christianity in the Persecution of Witches Through Cultural Hegemony

Diko

2024

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“…This was one of if not the most influential deterrents of Irish language use around the world. Population 5 Years and Over: 2009-2013(Washington D.C., 2015.…”

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Between Humans and Angels: Scientific Uses for Fairies in Early Modern Scotland

Goodare

2017

Fairies, Demons, and Nature Spirits

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The Reception of Reginald Scot’s Discovery of Witchcraft: Witchcraft, Magic, and Radical Religion

Cited by 10 publications

References 28 publications

The First Time I Called Myself a ‘Witch’ Was the Most Magical Moment of My Life: Unmasking the Influence of Christianity in the Persecution of Witches Through Cultural Hegemony

The First Time I Called Myself a ‘Witch’ Was the Most Magical Moment of My Life: Unmasking the Influence of Christianity in the Persecution of Witches Through Cultural Hegemony

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Between Humans and Angels: Scientific Uses for Fairies in Early Modern Scotland

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