It was also a way to take valuable non-reproductive/sexual labor from women. The wise women whose medicine works (for a given value of works, but much better than humoral medicine) were doing valuable labor that men wanted. Like I’m glad medicine eventually became scientifically based, but it would’ve done that even if it was seen as women’s work.
Nah, it was just a land grab. Claiming witches was just a good excuse to take their land.
It was also a way to take valuable non-reproductive/sexual labor from women. The wise women whose medicine works (for a given value of works, but much better than humoral medicine) were doing valuable labor that men wanted. Like I’m glad medicine eventually became scientifically based, but it would’ve done that even if it was seen as women’s work.