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Page 176
... spectral evidence , such evidence had long been admitted in the trials . Spectral evidence was the accu- sation that the witch had appeared to the bewitched in a vision ... evidence against a witch was. Evidence in Witch Trials , Europe 176.
... spectral evidence , such evidence had long been admitted in the trials . Spectral evidence was the accu- sation that the witch had appeared to the bewitched in a vision ... evidence against a witch was. Evidence in Witch Trials , Europe 176.
Page 478
... evidence on the basis of the unreality of the sabbat , but on the grounds that the devil can imper- sonate the guiltless ; hence judges , who are aware of this dilemma , are forced to con- vict on even more ... Spectral Evidence 478.
... evidence on the basis of the unreality of the sabbat , but on the grounds that the devil can imper- sonate the guiltless ; hence judges , who are aware of this dilemma , are forced to con- vict on even more ... Spectral Evidence 478.
Page 498
... Spectral evidence is therefore valid proof of witch- craft . The water ordeal : " Down the throats of some. Torture . Torture was intellectually justi- fied for use in witch trials by the following theory : First , certain premises had ...
... Spectral evidence is therefore valid proof of witch- craft . The water ordeal : " Down the throats of some. Torture . Torture was intellectually justi- fied for use in witch trials by the following theory : First , certain premises had ...
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