... ). In order to give form to these celebrations and to provide a sense of personal communication with the life force that animates themselves and their cosmos , witches like members of other religions, personify the power they serve and worship(Skelton. The worship of witches is therefore directed towards a great Goddess. Hence, witchcraft can be specified as a theory of causation and responsibility. Early ... , nineteen were put to death as witches , and more than 150 were sent to prison for the same reason(Skelton 120). These were the last persecutions for witchcraft in the American colo...

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