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Examination of a Witch by Tompkins Harrison Matteson, inspired by the Salem witch trials (1853) (Public Domain) — 22 Feb 2023

Strixology: Recording Diabolical Practices Of Renaissance European Witch Hunts

*By Alessandra Filiaci*

*History & Tradition*

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Foemina Instrumentum Diaboli can be translated as ‘Women are instruments of the devil’, which sums up the essence of Renaissance witch hunts in Europe. The word ‘witch’ evokes the figure of an elderly woman, dressed in rags, with a...
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Hecate: Procession to a Witches' Sabbath by Jusepe de Ribera (1591–1652) (Public Domain) — 01 May 2019

The Fate of English Witches: From Water Torture to Divine Retribution

*By Charles Christian*

*History & Tradition*

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During the Early Modern period of European history – from the Renaissance (1500) to the French Revolution (1800), hundreds of thousands of witches suffered the terrible fate of being burned at the stake for their beliefs during the so-called...
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Inquisition

Strixology: Recording Diabolical Practices Of Renaissance European Witch Hunts

The Fate of English Witches: From Water Torture to Divine Retribution