European Witchcraft

accepted accused admit already answer arguments asked attempts authority believe Bodin body bring called cause century certain child Christian Church concept condemned confessions courts crime death demons deny Devil diabolical discuss doubt effect Europe evidence evil example explain fact faith fear finally forced given hand harm heresy Holy human idea ignorant imagination important influence Italy judges kind Languedoc later less living Lorraine magic Malleus means mental merely mind natural never object opinion origin persecution person possessed prisoners problem produced published punished question reality reason Sabbat Satan seems seen sense social sometimes sorcerers soul SOURCE spirit suffered superstition suspects tell things thought tion torture trials truth Weyer witchcraft witches witnesses woman women