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25 de abr. de 2024 · Published in 1563 in Basel, Johann Weyer's book De praestigiis daemonum, et incantationibus ac veneficiis (On devilish delusions and on enchantments and poisonings),was intended to be an attack on witch theories and witch trials.
Hace 2 días · In the 16th century, Dutch physician Johann Weyer and Englishman Reginald Scot tried to persuade their populations that those accused of witchcraft were actually people with mental illnesses in need of help. However, the Catholic Church’s Inquisition banned their writings. In some cases, religious leaders attempted exorcisms to unleash the ...
Hace 6 días · Paracelso (1493 - 1541), Felix Plater (1536 - 1614) o Johann Weyer (1515 - 1588), considerado por algunos como el primer psiquiatra de la historia. Autor de la obra De praestigiis daemonum, realizó descripciones clínicas en clave psicopatológica de diversos trastornos mentales, y defendió un tratamiento al enfermo basado en la comprensión y la empatía.
Hace 2 días · A German physician, Johann Weyer (1515-1588), also believed that supernatural forces did not play a part in abnormal behaviour. He believed that a large majority of people imprisoned, tortured, and burned for witchcraft were, in fact, sick in mind or body.
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Much like Scot’s ‘Discouerie of Witchcraft', Johann Weyer published this material with not the intention to assist the practitioner, but to ”poke fun” at the art of demon conjuration, supposedly considering it to be a fantastical delusion.
thinkers of the sixteenth century, like Conrad Gessner, Andreas Vesalius, Johann Weyer, and Ambroise Paré, actively challenged existing authorities and helped to resolve the tension to a state in which humans and nonhuman creatures were different, yet both existed within the broader sphere of nature.
Hace 4 días · In the 16th century, Dutch doctor Johann Weyer argued that mental illness, and not witchcraft, was responsible for people's odd behaviors.
