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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Page 329
... young person , ' was hired to look after the young Mrs. Haltridge in her mourning . A rumor that the widow had been killed by witchcraft apparently gave the young helper ideas : she had fits and saw specters of various women tormenting ...
... young person , ' was hired to look after the young Mrs. Haltridge in her mourning . A rumor that the widow had been killed by witchcraft apparently gave the young helper ideas : she had fits and saw specters of various women tormenting ...
Page 542
... young housewife , or bid the devil scratch her , then no doubt but Mother Nobs is the witch , and the young girl is owl - blasted . A similar portrait was drawn by Joseph Addison of " a wrinkled hag , " Moll White . During the ...
... young housewife , or bid the devil scratch her , then no doubt but Mother Nobs is the witch , and the young girl is owl - blasted . A similar portrait was drawn by Joseph Addison of " a wrinkled hag , " Moll White . During the ...
Page 543
... young and attractive , obviously more alluring than an old hag to a devil perpetually aiming at seduction . The engravings of Hans Baldung GrĂ¼n ( about 1514 ) illustrate this limited view . It has been recently revived in the proposed ...
... young and attractive , obviously more alluring than an old hag to a devil perpetually aiming at seduction . The engravings of Hans Baldung GrĂ¼n ( about 1514 ) illustrate this limited view . It has been recently revived in the proposed ...
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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