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... > social science subjects > sociology > gender and sexuality > gender and society > gender and religion > witches
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > death and dying > death in culture > unworldly entities and events > witches
... > social science subjects > counseling and psychotherapy > counseling > human development and life transitions > death and dying > death in culture > unworldly entities and events > witches
... > social science subjects > sociology > aging and the life course > death and dying > death in culture > unworldly entities and events > witches
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > death and dying > death in culture > unworldly entities and events > witches

Preferred term

witches  

Definition

  • References to witches are found in a variety of historical and cultural accounts. Witches are thought to be involved in witchcraft, an activity that involves the manipulation or deciphering of supernatural forces. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Witches]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-ZNJ7H21C-W

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