That was a really interesting article! Thanks for the information. Magic played an important role in the lives of the indigenous people of the Americas, as well. Magic was a determining factor in the decisions of the Comanche people, often blamed for defeats or changes in plans, for example. It certainly hindered their eventual survival and their anthropologic evolution.
Ironically, I think the witch hunt mania was of a much smaller scale in Habsburg Spain, the country with the most negative reputation of the period thanks to the Inquisition, than in Protestant Europe.
Very interesting! I am surprised to hear that magic wasn't a part of even prehistoric societies, though - what are all the cave paintings about?
I like the way you ask about cave paintings.
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That was a really interesting article! Thanks for the information. Magic played an important role in the lives of the indigenous people of the Americas, as well. Magic was a determining factor in the decisions of the Comanche people, often blamed for defeats or changes in plans, for example. It certainly hindered their eventual survival and their anthropologic evolution.
Great read, very interesting!
Ironically, I think the witch hunt mania was of a much smaller scale in Habsburg Spain, the country with the most negative reputation of the period thanks to the Inquisition, than in Protestant Europe.
Great read. And I thought the Salem witch trials were bad. As Mark Twain said, history rhymes.
Thanks Barry!