The last class of magic was Demonic magic. The use of demonic magic was strictly prohibited by the Church. Demonic magic is the calling on demons to perform the task you wish to perform. There are many different sub classes of demonic magic such as fortune tellers, sorcery, pagans, astrology, and necromancers. There are many other sub classes. Demonic magic was considered to be witchcraft. There was a difference in evil perpetrated by demons and evil perpetrated by humans. The devil and his demons were always trying to directly cause harm and assault people While human witches and sorcerers got their powers to curse and harm where the same as the devil and demonic power. In the late Middle Ages all those who performed magic were associated with the devil and considered a cult. This form of magic was considered to be the worst heresy possible.
The concept of witchcraft helped lead to the witch crisis in the beginning of the fourteenth century. Jeffery Russell states in his book, Witchcraft in the Middle Ages, that “Medieval witchcraft was the product of a social psychology shaped by Christian and feudal mythology”. The thought that God was everywhere and in every moment and that Hell was real made sense to the laypeople in the Middle Ages. While some heretics such as Catharism and Waldesians still valued …show more content…
The idea of heresy was defined as the offense that not only violates the bond between a person and God but also violates the bond between the Christian communities. In places where heresy was strong, witchcraft also became strong. In the Sixteenth century Thomas Stapleton said “Heresy grows with witchcraft and witchcraft grows with heresy.” Stapleton stated that whenever there is heresy there will also be witchcraft. People became obsessed by witchcraft, magic, and demons starting around the fourteenth century to the seventeenth
The concept of witchcraft helped lead to the witch crisis in the beginning of the fourteenth century. Jeffery Russell states in his book, Witchcraft in the Middle Ages, that “Medieval witchcraft was the product of a social psychology shaped by Christian and feudal mythology”. The thought that God was everywhere and in every moment and that Hell was real made sense to the laypeople in the Middle Ages. While some heretics such as Catharism and Waldesians still valued …show more content…
The idea of heresy was defined as the offense that not only violates the bond between a person and God but also violates the bond between the Christian communities. In places where heresy was strong, witchcraft also became strong. In the Sixteenth century Thomas Stapleton said “Heresy grows with witchcraft and witchcraft grows with heresy.” Stapleton stated that whenever there is heresy there will also be witchcraft. People became obsessed by witchcraft, magic, and demons starting around the fourteenth century to the seventeenth