HIST 2C Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Rosary, Satan, Child Murder
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Happens the same way with the monastery. A woman who does not stay with her husband has no place to go (in 16th century france) In this century, woman begin to marry as soon as they begin to menstruate. Birth is seen as something sacred and wonderful. This relationship is far better than the one she had before. In the western world we are always oscillating between periods of reasons and periods of rationality. Even in periods where we achiever monuments of achievements, there is always irrationality, tension and cruelty that comes with it. First stage to becoming a witch is signing a pact with the devil in your own blood. Second stage: the devil will imprint his mark on you which is usually in the form of a toad, bat or other malefic identity of the devils an was very convincing that someone was a witch. Branding, tattoos and marks are imposed on every slave.
