1. Introduction to Witchcraft
Unit 2: Witchcraft
Introduction to Witchcraft

2. Unit Outline Introduction to Witchcraft (1 Class)
Documentary (2 classes)
Cultures who practice(d) Witchcraft (3 classes)
Salem Witch Trials (1 Class)
Modern day Witchcraft (Wicca) (1 Class)
Final Project (2 Classes)

3. What is Witchcraft?
“Also known as witchery or spellcraft means the practice of, and belief in, magical skills and abilities that are able to be exercised individually by designated social groups, or by persons with the necessary esoteric secret knowledge.” Wikipedia

4. What is Witchcraft?
Witchcraft often possesses a religious. Divinatory, or medicinal purpose in society.
Many cultures in the world today still possess a “magical world-view”
Witchcraft CAN share common ground with sorcery, the paranormal, magic, superstition, necromancy, possession, shamanism, healing, spiritualism, nature worship, and the occult, it is considered separately by anthropologists.

5. Witch vs Sorcerer
Witches are different from sorcerers in that they do not tools or actions to curse; instead their power or “maleficium” is a possessed inner quality.
You are born with this quality, some people may live their entire life not knowing they are a witch.
A male witch is known as a warlock.

8. Historical Witchcraft
The term “witchcraft” has been given to the practices people believe influence the body, mind, or physical property.
Witchcraft is present in all continents and in all faiths, some may accept it, some may acknowledge it as a sin.

9. White Witches
The idea of the “good witch”. Those who use their abilities for good.
Many Neopagan witches strongly identify themselves with this concept and claim that witches have an ethical code to uphold.

10. Alleged Practices Spell casting Necromancy: conjuring the dead
Demonology
White Witches
Healing
Shamanism

11. Cultures Who Practice Witchcraft
Africa
North America
South America
India
Daesh
Japa
Kuwait
Pakistan
Phillipines
Saudi Arabia
Tocharians
Spain
Cook Islands
Papua New Guinea
Russia