Witchcraft

Jack m smith on inchgran wanted to know, was there a time or place when witchcraft was respected or revered in society? No. Because cause witchcraft is inherently considered to be malign and harmful. Another question on is ground was, why do we think of witches as wagty, old hags? And when did this depiction become popular? The old stereotype of the crooked old woman bent double with a sour face in a hooked nose warts goes back to some of the early print writings about witches in particular.