Intellectual Developments and Witchcraft Persecutions
Which of the following best explains how intellectual developments in the late sixteenth century paradoxically contributed to both the rise and the subsequent decline of witchcraft persecutions?
A
Protestant theology uniformly rejected supernatural explanations
B
Catholic reforms eliminated belief in demonic forces
C
Scientific rationalism both systematized demonology and later undermined it
D
Humanist education exclusively promoted tolerance
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