The image of witches in the early modern period - myth, belief and persecution: Lecture with Mareike Kochanski
The belief in witches and magic shaped people's thinking for centuries. In the early modern period, the fear of witchcraft reached its tragic climax: countless women and men were accused of sorcery, tortured and executed.
In her lecture, Mareike Kochanski sheds light on the emergence and development of this image of witches. She explains which religious, social and political factors contributed to the development of the belief in witches and how this was reflected in art, literature and jurisprudence.
In keeping with Reformation Day and today's Halloween custom, which is based on old ideas about ghosts, witches and superstition, the lecture invites you to take a closer look: What is behind these myths and how have they shaped our thinking to this day?
An evening that combines knowledge, history and current cultural references - and shows that there is often a piece of human history behind the eerie.
Admission: 3 €
