The History of Magic and the OccultCovers astrology, divination, witchcraft, the Tarot, the Cabala, alchemy, and vampires, from ancient Mesopotamia to eighteenth-century Europe. |
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... judge , and the accused Christ demands that Moses be his de- fender . In The Book Belial ( Augsburg , 1473 ) a woodcut shows the representative of hell discussing the matter with his uncanny companions . The jaws of hell are wide open ...
... judge , and the accused Christ demands that Moses be his de- fender . In The Book Belial ( Augsburg , 1473 ) a woodcut shows the representative of hell discussing the matter with his uncanny companions . The jaws of hell are wide open ...
Page 186
... judges showed more fanaticism and rigour than the clerics , who had inherited experience in psychological matters . The conduct of the lay judges was open to criticism and among sober - minded spectators must have awakened a doubt about ...
... judges showed more fanaticism and rigour than the clerics , who had inherited experience in psychological matters . The conduct of the lay judges was open to criticism and among sober - minded spectators must have awakened a doubt about ...
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... judges deliberated for fourteen months , but no judgement was rendered ; the Maréchal went to the country for a few days and then returned to his duties . Ten years later a new affair flared up . This time the indicted were shepherds ...
... judges deliberated for fourteen months , but no judgement was rendered ; the Maréchal went to the country for a few days and then returned to his duties . Ten years later a new affair flared up . This time the indicted were shepherds ...
Contents
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 7 |
FOREWORD | xvii |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | xxi |
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