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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... evil art , whereby with the assistance of the devil , or evil spirits , some wonders may be wrought which exceed the common comprehension of men . " Cotton Mather placed the American colonies on record : " Witchcraft is the doing of ...
... evil art , whereby with the assistance of the devil , or evil spirits , some wonders may be wrought which exceed the common comprehension of men . " Cotton Mather placed the American colonies on record : " Witchcraft is the doing of ...
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... evil spirits . Kittredge , Witchcraft in Old and New England ( Cambridge , Mass . , 1929 ) , adds : “ No case has ever been cited in which a man or woman was put to death for this offense alone [ digging up the dead , a new clause ] ...
... evil spirits . Kittredge , Witchcraft in Old and New England ( Cambridge , Mass . , 1929 ) , adds : “ No case has ever been cited in which a man or woman was put to death for this offense alone [ digging up the dead , a new clause ] ...
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... evil [ see Pact ] . Whether Catholic or Protestant , to them witchcraft was heresy . " This fact , that witchcraft was heresy , and that persecution for witchcraft was persecution for heresy , " wrote George L. Burr , " we cannot bear ...
... evil [ see Pact ] . Whether Catholic or Protestant , to them witchcraft was heresy . " This fact , that witchcraft was heresy , and that persecution for witchcraft was persecution for heresy , " wrote George L. Burr , " we cannot bear ...
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accomplices accused Ann Putnam believed bewitching Bishop blood Bodin body burned alive Canon Episcopi Catholic cause century charged charms child Christian Church condemned confessed convicted Cotton Mather court craft crime daughter death delusion demonologists demons devil devil's marks Elizabeth England English evidence evil example execution exorcism familiar spirit Father gave girl Grandier Guazzo guilty hand hanged heard heresy heretics holy husband incubus indicted innocent Inquisition inquisitors Isobel Johann Johannes Junius John judges killed King Lancre later lycanthropy Madeleine magic maleficia Malleus Maleficarum Margaret Mary Matthew Hopkins ment mother never night nuns ointment pact Parlement persecution persons poltergeist possession priest prisoner punished Reginald Scot Remy sabbat Salem Samuel Satan sentence Sister sorcery spectral evidence spirits squassation story strappado succubus suspected things Thomas tion told torture Wesley wife witch trials witchcraft witnesses woman women wrote young