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Ecstasies: Deciphering the Witches' Sabbath
Ecstasies Deciphering the Witches' Sabbath Author:Carlo Ginzburg For centuries witches on trial admitted to taking part in gruesome "sabbaths" where they cast spells, worshipped a bestial devil, enacted obscenely blasphemous rites and even devoured corpses. Many scholars believe that such confessions, often enacted under torture were just a reflection of their persecutors' fantasies. Certainly as Carlo Ginzbu... more »rg shows, witch hunters adapted the stereotypes earlier used to descredit and persecute lepers and Jews.« less