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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... witches ' confessions , we can re - create many such details ; it is , however , difficult to say whether any of them correspond to the actual happenings for , under torture , the witches confessed whatever the judges wanted them to ...
... witches ' confessions , we can re - create many such details ; it is , however , difficult to say whether any of them correspond to the actual happenings for , under torture , the witches confessed whatever the judges wanted them to ...
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... witch- trial examinations and their results , representing his knowledge of magic charms , incantations , spells , the sabbath , and hundreds of details concerning witches , gathered from the confessions of indicted persons . This ...
... witch- trial examinations and their results , representing his knowledge of magic charms , incantations , spells , the sabbath , and hundreds of details concerning witches , gathered from the confessions of indicted persons . This ...
Page 196
... witches whom I have prepared for death ; not one was guilty . ' In Holland witch prosecution was abolished in 1610 ; in Geneva it ceased in 1632 . From this we can gather that James's scepticism and leniency should not be overrated ...
... witches whom I have prepared for death ; not one was guilty . ' In Holland witch prosecution was abolished in 1610 ; in Geneva it ceased in 1632 . From this we can gather that James's scepticism and leniency should not be overrated ...
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 7 |
FOREWORD | xvii |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | xxi |
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