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The History Of Witches: How Christianity And Misogyny Turned Revered Healers Into Wicked Pariahs
['Leah Silverman', 'John Kuroski', 'Cite This Article']
All That's Interesting
These wise women made house calls, delivered babies, dealt with infertility, and cured impotence.
The Salem witch trials began in 1692, in the home of a Puritan minister named Samuel Parris.
The hysteria behind the 1692 Salem witch trials spread to 24 outlying villages.
Others, however, have used the history of witches to found a new spiritual movement.
Then, discover the Basque Country witch trials, the worst witch hunt in history.
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'woman'
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'revered'
'wise'
'europe'
'women'
'spellcasters'
'history'
'healers'
'witch'
'witches'
'girls'
'trials']