Why did the persecution of witches slowly come to an end by the late eighteenth century?

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Giada Coleman

6 November, 16:18

Why did the persecution of witches slowly come to an end by the late eighteenth century?

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Duncan Guzman · Answer 1

persecution of witches slowly come to an end by the late eighteenth century as reason took over and the elites increasingly dismissed fears of witchcraft. The hysteria over the witches begun to lose steam and as a result they refused to prosecute suspected witches