Terror of History: Mystics, Heretics, and Witches in the Western Tradition

Fear and the Construction of Satan (1x19)

Ausstrahlung: Jan 01, 2002

An exploration of the nature of fear and how it was used by those in power to strengthen their rule. The lecture proceeds to a discussion of the devil in Western tradition, and concludes by exploring the centrality of Satan in the construction of the witch craze.