The Encyclopedia of Witchcraft and DemonologyAn historical and human compendium, from original sources in the world's greatest libraries, describing the witches' sabbat and pact, incubi and succubi, eyewitness reports of trials, werewolves, and vampires, sexual relations with the devil, demoniacal possession and exorcism, poltergeists, barbarous tortures, and the theological and legal theories of inquisition, witchcraft and demonology. |
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Rossell Hope Robbins. Cotton Mather ( 1662-1728 ) " Witchcraft is the most nefarious high treason against the Majesty on high . A witch is not to be endured in heaven or on earth . " - Cotton Mather . tion of Mather's concept of witches ...
Rossell Hope Robbins. Cotton Mather ( 1662-1728 ) " Witchcraft is the most nefarious high treason against the Majesty on high . A witch is not to be endured in heaven or on earth . " - Cotton Mather . tion of Mather's concept of witches ...
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... Cotton Mather ; several times he was passed over for the presidency of Harvard . Finally , in 1721 , embittered by ... Mather's later years , although he still poured forth new writings , were filled with personal mis- fortune . He was ...
... Cotton Mather ; several times he was passed over for the presidency of Harvard . Finally , in 1721 , embittered by ... Mather's later years , although he still poured forth new writings , were filled with personal mis- fortune . He was ...
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... Mather , Cotton : 682 , 683 , 684 , 685 ; with the ex- ception of the curiosities discussed here , few of Mather's 437 published works are now read ; original copies scarce . Bibliography 515 ; same author whitewashes Mather's part in ...
... Mather , Cotton : 682 , 683 , 684 , 685 ; with the ex- ception of the curiosities discussed here , few of Mather's 437 published works are now read ; original copies scarce . Bibliography 515 ; same author whitewashes Mather's part in ...
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