French Romantic historical witchcraft
A Romantic historical interpretation of witchcraft as a form of social resistance by the oppressed classes against the Church and feudalism. Michelet portrays the witch as a repository of nature worship and folk medicine, viewing the Sabbat not as a demonic meeting but as a desperate assembly of the poor seeking freedom and healing.
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