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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... Germany , Roman imperial and Canon Law replaced it . The new idea was propagandized throughout Germany in thousands of of sermons ( like those of Plantsch , 1507 , or Geiler von Kaysersberg , 1517 ) and hundreds of laws and vade mecums ...
... Germany , Roman imperial and Canon Law replaced it . The new idea was propagandized throughout Germany in thousands of of sermons ( like those of Plantsch , 1507 , or Geiler von Kaysersberg , 1517 ) and hundreds of laws and vade mecums ...
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... Germany than in other lands , but its persecution was here more ruthless . The most outrageous witch trial described in this Encyclopedia took place in ... Germany , the instruments of torture were blessed by Germany , Witchcraft in 220.
... Germany than in other lands , but its persecution was here more ruthless . The most outrageous witch trial described in this Encyclopedia took place in ... Germany , the instruments of torture were blessed by Germany , Witchcraft in 220.
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... German , Dutch , French , and Polish ) within a hundred years ( the last in 1731 ) . a " How , now , in summary , are the trials against witches conducted today ? -This is a question worthy Germany's consider- ation . " ( Question 51 ) ...
... German , Dutch , French , and Polish ) within a hundred years ( the last in 1731 ) . a " How , now , in summary , are the trials against witches conducted today ? -This is a question worthy Germany's consider- ation . " ( Question 51 ) ...
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