KnowraWitch trialsLinked fromLinked fromThe 8 pages that link to Witch trials, each with the reason it gives.All 8Broader topic 1Related 5Narrower topic 1Compared with 1InquisitionCompared with: Witch trials are often confused with inquisitorial heresy cases, though many were conducted by secular courts.MisogynyRelated: Many historians connect the persecution of alleged witches to gendered fears and control of women.Show trialRelated: Witch trials can share coercive procedures, but their causes and institutional settings differ.Gender historyRelated: Gender analysis examines why accusations and prosecutions often targeted women.Margaret MurrayRelated: The trial records Murray treated as evidence describe accusations, not proof of a unified pagan organization.Malleus MaleficarumBroader topic: The book offers procedures for investigating and prosecuting alleged witches.Heinrich KramerNarrower topic: The Malleus offered procedures and arguments that later witch prosecutions could draw upon.White magicRelated: Trials often treated benevolent folk practice and harmful sorcery as unstable, contested categories.