Experience the 1692 Salem witch-hunt in a terrifying online trial: 'Are you a witch? How long have you been in the snare of the devil? Confess!' The Archaeology section brings you all the latest information and news. Visit Discovery News to check out this Archaeology section. Witchcraft (also called witchery or spellcraft) broadly means the practice of, and belief in, magical skills and abilities that are able to be exercised individually. Witchcraft. The word witchcraft derives from the Saxon wicca, some-times translated as wise person but more accurately derived from an Indo-European root, weik. A witch-hunt is a search for people labelled witches or evidence of witchcraft, often involving moral panic or mass hysteria The classical period of witchhunts in. Rose has been studying ancient forms of witchcraft for over 27 years, and has bundled all of her knowledge (along with her Grandmother's secrets. Tired of searching the web for Witchcraft, only to find site after site of the same old, tired cliches? Get knowledge that you can't get from any book or website. The Malleus Maleficarum (1486) is the best known of the witch-hunt manuals. It was first submitted to the University of Cologne on May 9th, 1487. Ed. 1928. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Feb 15, 2009. Music I Apologize by Dinah Washington (Google Play • iTunes. The Salem Witch Trials Page contains information and court transcripts dealing with the events and persons of this tragedy.