“The decline of witch-belief was . . . entirely the product of religious skepticism. . . . The Catholic Church did not reform itself on this matter; it was forced by outside pressure to reform. To be sure, the Protestant churches were no better in this regard; it is simply that they had less time - only two or three centuries - to engage in the torching of witches. After all, John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, stated quite correctly that disbelief in witches meant a disbelief in the Bible.”
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S. T. Joshi
S. T. Joshi is a renowned literary critic, born on June 22, 1958. His work focuses primarily on Indian literature and comparative literature, with a particular interest in postcolonial literature and fantasy literature. Joshi's critical and theoretical works have had a profound impact on the academic community. more
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