A forgotten witch hunt in New England
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Witchcraft Is Not Some Wild Superstition, but a Serious Expression of Disorder
Witchcraft is not some wild superstition, but a serious expression of disorder. Historians and witchcraft are always trying to get people to stop using the word superstition. Some defenders of the belief in witchcraft defend it precisely because they don't want this whole thing to collapse. They feel that if you start attacking the idea of witchcraft, then maybe you're promoting atheism.
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