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The Symbolic World

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The Witch Burnings of the Middle Ages

In the roman times, there was a kind of witch burning that was popular. The babylonians used to have specifically, like medicine men, you could call them. They would dispensed little spells and give people, like, little s to put next to their door to keep witches away. And it's actually funny, because they imagine that this horde of demons went out at night along with the transient and and pickpockets and prostitutes - all lumped together.

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