Many scholars agree that between 1450 and 1750 people’s beliefs in both christianity and magic led to a. a strong allegiance to spiritual leaders. b. the persecution of people as witches. c. the rise of radical religious sects. d. a new spiritualism centered in nature.

B. the persecution of people as witches.

Explanation:

The witch hunt is the search for witches, witches or witchcraft tests, which leads to accuse people of practicing witchcraft, a trial and finally a conviction. Many cultures, both ancient and modern, have reacted punctually to accusations of witchcraft with superstitious fear and have punished, or even killed, the alleged or alleged practitioners.

Various native peoples of regions such as pre-Hispanic America, the Amazon rainforest, Africa, Australia and Papua New Guinea believe or have believed that shamans or individuals with supposed powers can cause the death of others at a distance. In some of these traditional cultures all misfortune, illness or death is attributed to the gods or to evil caused by a third party (wizard).

Currently in the indigenous tribes of Papua New Guinea there have been cases of men accused of causing the death of others through witchcraft. Such "witches" are killed and eaten by the villagers, cannibalism is considered a form of defense against the possible evil that can continue to make the soul of the sorcerer.