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witch-hunt a rigorous campaign to round up or expose dissenters on the pretext of safeguarding the welfare of the public How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Dominican witchhunters were dearly familiar with ancient literature and Scobie makes the revealing observation that one supposedly authentic description of witchcraft appears for the first time in the north in the Malleus maleficarum and the only known source, oral or literary, is a fictional tale found in Apuleius (264-66). Ritual Entertainment's "Blair Witch Volume 3: The Elly Kedward Tale" is set in 1786 and places gamers in the role of witchhunter Jonathan Pyre. o Ritual Entertainment's Blair Witch Volume 3: The Elly Kedward Tale is set in 1786 and places gamers in the role of witchhunter Jonathan Pyre. |
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