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Jeanne Favret-Saada Deadly Words, Witchcraft in the Bocage ( rural area west of France), 1977, Cambridge University Press
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On Witchcraft in the Bocage
On repeated unusual accidents and mishaps witchcraft is thought of as a reason. Local priests react in three ways: 1. Dismiss misfortune as part of natural order. 2. Acknowledge misfortune and pertain them to supernatural order, ‘go suffering’ challenge form God, etc. 3. Work of the devil, employ official exorcists
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