Obrazując czarownice – niedocenione źródło w badaniach początków kształtowania się stereotypu czarownicy
Portraying Witches—an Undervalued Source in the Study of the Roots of the Witch Stereotype

Summary/Abstract: Thanks to pictorial sources, we can deepen our knowledge of witchcratof the early mo- dern era. An analysis of the used techniques alone brings us to the conclusion that the idea of witchcratwas widely known among common people. Numerous iconographic works prove that the witch-flight was at the time one of the most perplexing issues. Selected representations of witches simultaneously consolidated folklorist beliefs and connected them with the idea of witchcratas a heresy, which was especially encouraged by the Church.

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