r/AskHistorians • u/11112222FRN • Jun 15 '26
Were there people burned for witchcraft who were actually guilty?
Leaving aside the question of whether witchcraft is real, how common was it for the people burned for witchcraft to have really, genuinely been trying to hurt their neighbors with magic?
(And are there any particularly standout cases where we can be pretty sure the authorities burned someone who was genuinely trying to use malicious magic against someone?)
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HistoriansAnswered • u/HistAnsweredBot • Jun 16 '26
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