Malleus Maleficarum: How the “Hammer of Witches” Helped Turn Fear into a Death Sentence
Explore the Malleus Maleficarum, the “Hammer of Witches” that helped fuel witch hunts, torture, and tens of thousands of executions.
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Sounds Like They Have a Lot of Paperwork
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FDR’s Fears
Read more: FDR’s FearsPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt encouraged Americans to overcome the challenges of the Great Depression by boldly proclaiming, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” He could have saved time by saying, “We all have phobophobia.” That is the technical term for “a fear of fears.” Despite his assertion that fear was the…
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