De crimine magiae
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De crimine magiae is a late 17th-century legal-philosophical treatise by Christian Thomasius that critically examines and challenges the prosecution of witchcraft and magic under contemporary criminal law.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De crimine magiae Context triple: [Christian Thomasius, notableWork, De crimine magiae]
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The Sorceress
The Sorceress is the main antagonist of Spyro: Year of the Dragon, a powerful magic-wielding villain who seeks to steal dragon eggs for her own dark purposes.
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B.
Magia
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C.
Black Magic
"Black Magic" is a seminal collection of politically charged, experimental poetry by Amiri Baraka that helped define the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s.
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D.
Season of the Witch
Season of the Witch is a 2011 supernatural action-horror film starring Nicolas Cage as a medieval knight tasked with escorting an accused witch suspected of causing the Black Plague.
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E.
Lives of the Necromancers
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De crimine magiae Target entity description: De crimine magiae is a late 17th-century legal-philosophical treatise by Christian Thomasius that critically examines and challenges the prosecution of witchcraft and magic under contemporary criminal law.
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A.
The Sorceress
The Sorceress is the main antagonist of Spyro: Year of the Dragon, a powerful magic-wielding villain who seeks to steal dragon eggs for her own dark purposes.
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B.
Magia
Magia is the first studio album by Colombian singer Shakira, recorded when she was a teenager and showcasing her early pop and Latin music style.
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C.
Black Magic
"Black Magic" is a seminal collection of politically charged, experimental poetry by Amiri Baraka that helped define the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s.
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D.
Season of the Witch
Season of the Witch is a 2011 supernatural action-horror film starring Nicolas Cage as a medieval knight tasked with escorting an accused witch suspected of causing the Black Plague.
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E.
Lives of the Necromancers
Lives of the Necromancers is a 19th-century work of historical and biographical essays by William Godwin examining the cultural history, legends, and notable figures associated with magic, sorcery, and necromancy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
early modern work
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legal treatise ⓘ philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| aim |
to challenge the legal basis of witchcraft prosecutions
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to restrict the use of criminal law against alleged witches ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
history of legal thought
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history of witch hunts ⓘ secularization of criminal law ⓘ |
| author | Christian Thomasius ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Electorate of Brandenburg
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Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| criticizes |
confessions obtained under torture
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traditional demonological literature ⓘ uncritical belief in diabolical pacts ⓘ use of spectral evidence ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
criminal law
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demonology (critical) ⓘ legal philosophy ⓘ witchcraft law ⓘ |
| genre | legal-philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
law
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legal history ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
decline of witch trials in German territories
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early Enlightenment legal reforms ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent Enlightenment critiques of witch trials ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian natural law thought
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rationalist criticism of superstition ⓘ |
| mainLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
early Enlightenment
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natural law theory ⓘ |
| positionOnTorture | critical of torture in witch trials ⓘ |
| positionOnWitchTrials | critical of witchcraft prosecutions ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
| supports |
higher standards of legal proof
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limiting capital punishment for alleged magic ⓘ |
| topic |
abuse of criminal law
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criminal prosecution of witchcraft ⓘ evidence in witchcraft trials ⓘ magic ⓘ superstition ⓘ witchcraft ⓘ |
| usedIn |
scholarship on witchcraft persecution
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studies of Enlightenment legal thought ⓘ |
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Subject: De crimine magiae Description of subject: De crimine magiae is a late 17th-century legal-philosophical treatise by Christian Thomasius that critically examines and challenges the prosecution of witchcraft and magic under contemporary criminal law.
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