Devil worship, black magic and witchcraft are the subjects of discussion in this book. The approach that informs them shows its anthropological nature in three basic elements.

In the Malleus demons are the ones who tempt humans to sorcery and are the main figures in the witches' vows. They interact with witches, usually sexually. The book claims that it is normal …

2025年2月13日 · witchcraft, term usually applied to harm brought upon others through the use of supernatural or occult powers. The person engaging in witchcraft is called a witch, while the …

2017年5月4日 · Here we find witches and demons dancing together, wax poppets baptised by the devil, spirits leaping from a circle of flames, and a feast at the witches’ sabbath. This is an …

2024年11月15日 · Pagan witchcraft is more commonly referred to as Wicca. There are different “denominations” of Wicca known as traditions so the symbols used will vary in importance and …

2021年1月14日 · Historically, familiars or spirits were often seen as a type of guardian angel rather than an evil demon. Frontispiece from the witch hunter Matthew Hopkins ’ ‘The …

2021年8月9日 · Witches functioned as an inversion of Christian society, whereby they and their actions were emphasized as being ‘other’, while simultaneously reinforcing the societal norms …

2011年10月3日 · They lay deep in its conceptual structure and, more overtly, in the patterns of thought and language of those who wrote about witchcraft. Demonic actions were defined in …

2021年9月18日 · Demons are generally classified as anything that isn't witch like, aka human like. Moonhead girl, tha pig, kikimora and other monster looking people are classified as Bipedal …