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... incubus . To conceal her sin , a woman , a girl , a nun in name only , a debauchee , who affects the appearance of virtue , will palm off her lover for an incubus spirit which haunts her . ( Lettres au sujet de la magie , des maléfices ...
... incubus . To conceal her sin , a woman , a girl , a nun in name only , a debauchee , who affects the appearance of virtue , will palm off her lover for an incubus spirit which haunts her . ( Lettres au sujet de la magie , des maléfices ...
Page 257
... incubus . " Stories of attacks by incubi on women saints in the early Church are not uncom- mon . St. Margaret of Cortona , for example , was beset just like St. Anthony and St. Hilary [ see Succubus ] : " Following her about her cell ...
... incubus . " Stories of attacks by incubi on women saints in the early Church are not uncom- mon . St. Margaret of Cortona , for example , was beset just like St. Anthony and St. Hilary [ see Succubus ] : " Following her about her cell ...
Page 258
... incubus whenever she wished by calling , " Komm Raster und Knaster mie . " When the inquisitorial witch trials reached their full stride , copulation with an incubus was an act expected of a witch , and so women were tortured until they ...
... incubus whenever she wished by calling , " Komm Raster und Knaster mie . " When the inquisitorial witch trials reached their full stride , copulation with an incubus was an act expected of a witch , and so women were tortured until they ...
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