La SorciEre: The Witch of the Middle Ages

CONTENTS.

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Introduction	1
To One Wizard Ten Thousand Witches	1
The Witch was the sole Physician of the People	4
Terrorism of the Middle Ages	5
The Witch was the Offspring of Despair	9
She in her Turn created Satan	12
Satan, Prince of the World, Physician, Innovator	13
His School—of Witches, Shepherds, and Headsmen	15
His Decline	16

BOOK I.
Chapter I.—The Death of the Gods	19
Christianity thought the World was Dying	20
The World of Demons	24
The Bride of Corinth	26
Chapter II.—Why the Middle Ages fell into Despair	30
The People make their own Legends	31
But are forbidden to do so any more	35
The People guard their Territory	38
But are made Serfs	40
Chapter III.—The Little Devil of the Fireside	43
Ancient Communism of the Villa	43
The Hearth made independent	44
The Wife of the Serf	45
Her Loyalty to the Olden Gods	46
The Goblin	53
Chapter IV.—Temptations	57
The Serf invokes the Spirit of Hidden Treasures	58
Feudal Raids	59
The Wife turns her Goblin into a Devil	66
Chapter V.—Possession	69
The Advent of Gold in 1300	69
The Woman makes Terms with the Demon of Gold	71
Impure Horrors of the Middle Ages	75
The Village Lady	78
Hatred of the Lady of the Castle	84
Chapter VI.—The Covenant	88
The Woman-serf gives Herself up to the Devil	90
The Moor and the Witch	93
Chapter VII.—The King of the Dead	96
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