people to blame their misfortunes
-hag, devils, agent of devil, the one with the evil eye
-hag used to mean women with sacred knowledge
-women who gathered at night were thought the be evil
-age of superstition
-Renaissance, the scientific revolution
-the witch hunts were a business, charge for getting withes, keeping books of trials etc.
-most trials in rural areas
-jailed, tortured, when brought out she was striped of her clothes, shaved hair is thought to have a lot of power, braid…
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