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Page 135
... devils appears under Demonology . Devil's Mark . Devil's marks [ stigmata diaboli ] or the devil's seal [ sigillum dia- boli ] occur in nearly all reports of witches or witch trials and illustrate how perverted intelligence and ...
... devils appears under Demonology . Devil's Mark . Devil's marks [ stigmata diaboli ] or the devil's seal [ sigillum dia- boli ] occur in nearly all reports of witches or witch trials and illustrate how perverted intelligence and ...
Page 136
... mark made by the devil's hoof . But if the mark was not immediately visible , the witch prickers pried into more intimate hiding places , as Del Rio suggested in his Disquisitionum Magicarum ( 1599 ) , searching the sexual and excretory ...
... mark made by the devil's hoof . But if the mark was not immediately visible , the witch prickers pried into more intimate hiding places , as Del Rio suggested in his Disquisitionum Magicarum ( 1599 ) , searching the sexual and excretory ...
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... devil's marks were reputedly mor- bid ; thus , if a long pin were stuck into them , no pain would be felt and no blood would run out . Generally , as a preliminary to being searched for the devil's mark , the suspect was completely ...
... devil's marks were reputedly mor- bid ; thus , if a long pin were stuck into them , no pain would be felt and no blood would run out . Generally , as a preliminary to being searched for the devil's mark , the suspect was completely ...
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