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As “Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials” argues, across seven centuries, women have been accused of witchcraft—but what that means often differs wildly, revealing the anxieties of each particular society, Rivka Galchen writes.
Gibson's wide-ranging book takes us from Innsbruck in 1485 (where a misogynistic inquisitor, Heinrich Kramer, made life a misery for his female suspects) to America in 2021.
Helena Scheuberin was a confident woman in the prime of her life in 1480s Innsbruck when Heinrich Kramer came to town. He was a church official looking for witc