{"product_id":"witchessabbath","title":"The Witches' Sabbath","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\n\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Witches' Sabbath\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBiblioteca Obscura No. 6\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Bourneville\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor centuries, the Witches' Sabbath stood at the center of Europe's darkest fears. It was believed to be the secret gathering where witches renounced their faith, entered into pacts with the Devil, performed forbidden rites, and celebrated grotesque ceremonies beneath the cover of night. Whether regarded as historical reality, collective delusion, or the product of religious and judicial imagination, the Sabbath became one of the defining symbols of the European witch hunts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Witches' Sabbath\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eDr. Désiré-Magloire Bourneville\u003c\/strong\u003e examines the origins and evolution of this enduring legend through the lens of history, medicine, and psychology. Drawing upon medieval chronicles, witch-trial records, theological writings, and early modern accounts, he traces how beliefs surrounding the Sabbath developed over centuries and explores the cultural forces that transformed folklore into judicial evidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather than accepting sensational claims at face value, Bourneville investigates the historical circumstances that gave rise to accusations of nocturnal assemblies, demonic worship, magical flights, and supernatural conspiracies. His study offers modern readers a compelling examination of one of the most influential—and tragic—beliefs in the history of European superstition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProfessionally restored from the original edition, this volume preserves an important historical study of witchcraft, folklore, demonology, and the social origins of the witch persecutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy This Volume Matters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe legend of the Witches' Sabbath shaped countless witch trials, theological debates, and popular beliefs throughout Europe. Understanding its development is essential to understanding how fear, folklore, religion, and legal systems combined to produce one of history's greatest episodes of mass persecution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor historians, students of witchcraft, demonology, folklore, and early modern Europe, Bourneville's work provides an insightful historical analysis of the myths that fueled centuries of accusations and executions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Biblioteca Obscura\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBiblioteca Obscura\u003c\/em\u003e is a collectible series from \u003cstrong\u003eShadowborn Press\u003c\/strong\u003e devoted to forgotten historical works that have shaped humanity's understanding of the occult, folklore, witchcraft, demonology, religion, alchemy, spiritualism, and the supernatural.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach volume is carefully restored from original editions, professionally typeset, and designed to create a uniform collector's library preserving rare texts that have long remained inaccessible to modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shadowbornpress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53939308855407,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/4113\/4703\/files\/cover06sho.jpg?v=1785866213","url":"https:\/\/shadowbornpress.com\/products\/witchessabbath","provider":"Shadowbornpress","version":"1.0","type":"link"}