That would depend upon your definition of witchcraft. Witchcraft in the sense of a spiritual path of religio-magic predates Christianity and can be found to have existed or is still existing all over the world.
Witchcraft has existed since the beginning of mankind.
Witchcraft stems from the Pagan religion- one of the first religions. It's more than just casting spells, and it is NOT about satanism. I highly suggest you do more research on witchcraft and Paganism than what ever you find on this website- google is a wonderful guide! :)
Paris of Troy and witchcraft had nothing to do with one another.
Witchcraft has existed since the beginning of humankind. It was the first form of religion.
Witchcraft was never "created." People have always been able to work with the natural energies around them to shape the world. That is, in essence, witchcraft. I suspect if it was never discovered that humans had this wonderful ability our species would have died out long ago.
The book "A Discovery of Witchcraft" was written by Reginald Scot and first published in 1584. It is a skeptical examination of witchcraft and the witch trials of the time.
Witchcraft has existed since the beginning of humankind. It was the first form of religion and one branch is Herbalism.
That depends on your definition of witch craft: Paganism it's self has been around longer than any other religion, mainly because it wasn't known as paganism back then. If you mean when people (mainly women) were accused of witchcraft and burned at the stake, roughly around the time Christianity took it's toll on Europe, and people became superstitious of women being in league with the devil.
I think it was Pennsylvania
No. First of all, spells and mermaids are not real, so it doesn't really witchcraft. Witchcraft, at least the Western conception of it, is tied to the religion of Wicca. Most folklore relating to magic is not related to Wicca.
it was first discovered 1888
In Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible," Abigail Williams first claims that Tituba, the enslaved woman from Barbados, practiced witchcraft. Abigail accuses Tituba of forcing her and the other girls to engage in witchcraft, which serves as a catalyst for the ensuing witch trials in Salem. This accusation is pivotal as it shifts the blame onto Tituba and ignites the hysteria surrounding witchcraft in the community.