HST 375 SIN AND WITCHCRAFT

This course examines the beliefs, rituals, and lives of the people most affected by the Holy Office of the Inquisition. We begin with an investigation into the European Inquisitions in Italy, France, and Spain and then travel to the Americas ,where Inquisitors intruded into the everyday lives of indigenous, African, European, and mestizo populations. This course will also analyze notions of sin and acts defined as witchcraft, including the ways in which these cases were often related to one’s gender, caste, and class.