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An amazing book about witch trials in Poland!
Fear of the devil and evil forces has been an inseparable attribute of Christian civilization for centuries. It was believed in superstition, as well as the effectiveness of cast spells. It was the faith of not only the simple and uneducated people, but also of the elite. The doctor, unable to heal the patient, turned to the witch for help.
In his next excellent book, Trials of Witches in Poland in the 17th and 18th Centuries, Bohdan Baranowski presents a picture of witch hunts in the period when the desire to annihilate them in a special way. He talks about a time when even a rumor thrown in passing could be brought to trial. It describes the spread of a wave of witchcraft processes.
The content of the book is enriched with numerous moral curiosities. It is basically the only such comprehensive approach to the subject of witchcraft and witches in Polish. To this day, it is cited by researchers from around the world.
