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Devil as an animal, 66, 70, 129, 183

Date of account: Published 1921
Source: The Witch-cult in Western Europe: A Study in Anthropology
Reference: The Witch-cult in Western Europe: A Study in Anthropology · selected passage 211
Rights: public_domain
Language: English with quoted European trial material
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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Auldearne:-- Black garments, 229. Black John, 199. Blood sprinkling, 84-5, 153. Boots and shoes, 37. Candlemas, 120, 142. Cloven feet, 37. Coldness of the Devil, 65, 181. Dances, 120, 133. Devil as an animal, 66, 70, 129, 183. " God, 29. " a man, 37. Dun-coloured garments, 229. Elf arrows, 201, 245. " boys, 245. " bulls, 244, 245. Fairy money, 245. Feast, 114, 141-2. Gillatrypes, 133. Grace before meat, 142, 167. Green garments, 229. Image, 116. Instruction from the Devil, 196. Irregular date of meetings, 122-3. King of Faery, 244. Kiss, 129. Magical ceremony, 115, 116, 171. " words, 105-6, 164, 166, 234-5. Maiden of the Coven, 133, 190, 193. Names of familiars, 229-30. " of members of Coven, 253. Nickname, 133. Number in Coven, 193. Officer, 171, 187-8, 193. Phallus, 180. Place of Devil at table, 142. " meeting, 120. Ploughing ceremony, 115, 171. Power from the Devil, 29. Punishment, 199, 201. Quarterly meeting, 111. Queen of Faery, 244. Riding, 99, 105. Salutation, 29. Sexual rites, 183. Transformation, 166, 234-5.

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