Continuing our series on witchcraft, by taking a deeper look at what social and literary ideas merged to form the idea of the 'witch'. 

We also begin to answer the question of why the idea of the witch came into being at this time, if, as some believe, it is a reflection of an innate archetype or a reaction to Christianity in general. 

Next we will be exploring what specific legal and political forces combined to create not only the idea of the 'witch', but the urgent need to eradicate them...