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Styrian Witches in European Perspective

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This chapter discusses the narratives about night-time visions of witches and experiences ascribed to night witches, closely related to European legends on supernatural beings, possible realities of night experiences, and uses of narratives on night witches.

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Mencej, M. (2017). Night Witches. In: Styrian Witches in European Perspective. Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-37250-5_8

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