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Christmas, 49, 111, 112. Cold food, 144. Coldness of Devil, 179, 181. Day of meeting, 122. Devil as a cat, 66,…

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 221
Rights
public_domain
Language
English with quoted European trial material
Record updated
2026-08-24

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Christmas, 49, 111, 112. Cold food, 144. Coldness of Devil, 179, 181. Day of meeting, 122. Devil as a cat, 66, 128, 182. " a dog, 182. " a fowl, 182. " a goat, 68, 145, 159, 182, 233. " a man, 40, 101, 145, 182. " a sheep, 70, 182, 233. Drinking, 143. Easter, 111. Fairy dances, 132, 242. Feasts, 143. Flute, 138. Flying…

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Christmas, 49, 111, 112. Cold food, 144. Coldness of Devil, 179, 181. Day of meeting, 122. Devil as a cat, 66, 128, 182. " a dog, 182. " a fowl, 182. " a goat, 68, 145, 159, 182, 233. " a man, 40, 101, 145, 182. " a sheep, 70, 182, 233. Drinking, 143. Easter, 111. Fairy dances, 132, 242. Feasts, 143. Flute, 138. Flying, 101, 102. " ointment, 105. Grace before meat, 143. Hautboys, 138. Hour of meeting, 112. Human familiars, 183, 228. Image, Sacred, 125, 145. Jumping Dance, 132. Kiss, 125, 128, 129-30, 145. Mark, 87-8. Mask, 232. Method of going to Sabbath, 97, 99. Midday, 40. Musical instruments, 138. Night assemblies, 112. Phallus, 179. Place of meeting, 119, 121. Power over fertility, 174. Prayer, 30. Punishment, 198. Religious service, 148. Renewal of vows, 125. Renunciation, 125. Reports, 125, 198. Riding to meetings, 99. Right side, 88. Ring dance, 131. Rye, Wafer of, 148. Sacrifice of the God, 159, 183. Sexual rites, 125, 179-82. Singing, 138. Stick riding, 105. Straw, Burning, 145. Taboo on salt, 143. Urine, 148. Voice, 62.

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