Witch Hunt: The Mechanics of Mass Hysteria (2018)

Witch Hunt: The Mechanics of Mass Hysteria (2018) - Documentary Movies 52 minutes. Medeltidens Häxjakter. Between the end of the Middle Ages and the late 18th century, over 50,000 Europeans were persecuted, tortured and executed on charges of witchcraft. The pogrom was triggered by the book 'Malleus Maleficarum', published in 1486. Its detailed instructions for persecuting and annihilating alleged witches triggered a mass hysteria. 18th century, mass hysteria, witch hunt, malleus maleficarum, alleged witches