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Page 28
... sorcery . In a few months de l'Ancre's savage methods created a reign of terror . Numerous victims were burnt at the stake , including several priests , and so many others were confined to jail that the prisons overflowed . The reasons ...
... sorcery . In a few months de l'Ancre's savage methods created a reign of terror . Numerous victims were burnt at the stake , including several priests , and so many others were confined to jail that the prisons overflowed . The reasons ...
Page 99
... sorcery , partly due to the influ- ential writings of men like Thomas Aquinas ( c . 1225-74 ) , who declared that the practice of magic necessitates a pact with the devil and hence renunciation of God . The belief could lead to ...
... sorcery , partly due to the influ- ential writings of men like Thomas Aquinas ( c . 1225-74 ) , who declared that the practice of magic necessitates a pact with the devil and hence renunciation of God . The belief could lead to ...
Page 108
... sorcery were so common and caused so much unhappiness and loss of life that rabbis were often obliged to advise omitting important ceremonies like cleansing the house for the Passover lest they encouraged accusations of magical ...
... sorcery were so common and caused so much unhappiness and loss of life that rabbis were often obliged to advise omitting important ceremonies like cleansing the house for the Passover lest they encouraged accusations of magical ...
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