The invention of satanic witchcraft by medieval authorities was initially met with skepticism
- Written by Michael D. Bailey, Professor of History, Iowa State University
Woodcut, circa 1400. A witch, a demon and a warlock fly toward a peasant woman.Hulton Archive /Handout via Getty ImagesOn a midsummer day in 1438, a young man from the north shore of Lake Geneva presented himself to the local church inquisitor. He had a confession to make. Five years earlier, his father had forced him to join a satanic cult of...