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Record 1 1980-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occult Sciences
DEF

A regular gathering of witches, usually thirteen in number, including a high priest and six mixed couples.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences occultes
CONT

Toutes ces conditions, l'appartenance aux cohortes infernales, les syncrétisaient. Margaret Murray, Montague Summers, Rattery Taylor, et de nombreux historiens britanniques contemporains affirment - sans malheureusement apporter de preuves décisives - l'adhésion des sorciers de jadis à des sectes, à des couvents réunissant treize personnes à la fois. D'après eux, ces personnes s'efforçaient de perpétuer sous l'égide d'un dieu cornu, un rituel de fertilité remontant à l'époque néolithique.

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