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"Mutual demonization among Catholics and Protestants solidified the witch in theory, while its archetype-the hook-nosed crone in a pointed hat-stems from antisemitic depictions of Jewish women. In the Middle Ages, Jews were often accused of witchcraft, devil worship, and child sacrifice. In the Malleus Maleficarum, the most notorious manual for witch hunters, the rituals of Judaism are fused with those of witchcraft"

very interesting "In England, Hungary, Switzerland, France, and the Holy Roman Empire, those accused of witchcraft were about 90% women, while nearly all accused in Iceland, Russia, and Estonia were men... Magic, on the other hand, has entirely different roots, and was viewed separate from witchcraft. Cunning People used folk magic to prevent or heal bewitchment, and were usually impervious to witchcraft accusations"