Ecstasies: Deciphering the Witches' SabbathWeaving early accounts of witchcraft-trial records, ecclesiastical tracts, folklore, and popular iconography-into new and startling patterns, Carlo Ginzburg presents in Ecstasies compelling evidence of a hidden shamanistic culture that flourished across Europe and in England for thousands of years. |
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Introduction | 1 |
Lepers Jews Muslims 3333333 | 63 |
Jews Heretics Witches | 81 |
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