Witch

#REDIRECT witchcraft

Witch

It would be nice if 'witch' were not so culture-centric. The concept of witch is much broader than that of the celts. Classical literature and mythology is full of people with powers - remember Hecate, after all, is Greek. Thracian witches are a commonplace of Greek and Latin literature - Horace's Satire 1 is a mockery of witch-women doing some kind of ritual in a graveyard and being scared off. --MichaelTinkler ---- Yeah, thats the next step, but its already better than the wicca-centric version that was there. Asian cultures have a pretty creepy version of what a witch is, so right there, "bad" connotations outway "wicca" connotatations. I would be prone to place less common versions tagged as an "other cultures" subheading in this entry since mostmostmost people would stop right there finding what they need. ---- Okay, I tried to make the article a bit more balanced. I separated out the wiccan meaning from the traditional meaning. I also put the European stuff into its own section so hopefully others will add sections for other cultures. --User:Dmerrill ---- How about also starting :witchcraft ? A witch practices witchcraft, the article reads. That explains nothing; like a terrorist practices terror. Maybe a few spells, or a reference to Ye Olde Magick.. ~User:BF ---- The article (second paragraph especially) repeats some common myths about the "burning times". See [http://www.cog.org/witch_hunt.html this paper]. The idea that the Catholic church persecuted witches to drive out a rival religion, and even that the Catholic church was primarily responsible for witch hunts, seems to have been shown to be a myth. - User:Gwalla 02:38, May 28, 2004 (UTC) ---- Should this be merged with witchcraft? —User:Ashley Y 20:01, 2004 Jun 4 (UTC)

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Words begining with Witch:

Witch
Witch
Witch's_Ladder
Witch's_ladder
Witch's_mark
Witch's_milk
Witch's_Potion
Witch's_teat
Witch-hazel
Witch-hazel
Witch-hunt
Witch-hunt
Witch-hunting
Witch-king
Witch-King_of_Angmar
Witch-king_of_Angmar
Witch-king_of_Angmar
Witch-king_of_angmar
Witch-panics
Witcham
Witchampton
Witchaven
Witchaven
Witchaven_2
Witchblade
Witchboy
Witchcraft
Witchcraft
Witchcraft
Witchcraft
Witchcraft
Witchcraft_Act
Witchcraft_Act
Witchcraft_Act_1563
Witchcraft_trial
Witchcraft_WGA.jpg
WitchDoc.jpg
Witcher
Witches
Witches
Witches
Witches'-Broom
Witches's_Water
Witches's_Water
Witches'_Broom
Witches'_mark
Witches'_milk
Witches'_milk
Witches'_Sabbath
Witches'_stones
Witches'_teat
Witches-abroad-cover.jpg
Witches.jpg
Witches_(Discworld)
Witches_(Discworld)
Witches_5
Witches_5
Witches_Abroad
Witches_broom_disease
Witches_Butter.jpg
Witches_Butter_01.jpg
Witches_mark
Witches_sabbath
Witchetty_grub
Witchetty_grub
Witchetty_grub.jpg
Witchfinder_General
Witchfinder_General_(band)
Witchfinder_General_(movie)
Witchhead_stevens.jpg
Witchhunt
Witchhunt
Witchhunter
Witchhunters
Witchhunts
Witchhunts
Witchita
WitchitaMtnGranite.jpg
WitchitaMtnsLoc.jpg
Witchright_Hall
Witchs_Finger_Carlsbad_Caverns.jpg
Witch_Ball
Witch_ball
Witch_Bottle
Witch_Brooms
Witch_doctor
Witch_doctor
Witch_Hazel
Witch_hazel
Witch_Hazel_(astringent)
Witch_hazel_(astringent)
Witch_Hazel_(Disney)
Witch_Hazel_(Looney_Tunes)
Witch_hazel_(shrub)
Witch_Head_Nebula
Witch_Hunt
Witch_hunt
Witch_hunter
Witch_Hunters
Witch_Hunter_Robin
Witch_Hunter_Robin
Witch_hunts
Witch_King
Witch_king_of_angmar
Witch_of_Agnasi
Witch_of_Agnesi
Witch_of_Endor
Witch_of_En_Dor
Witch_of_November
Witch_of_the_East
Witch_of_the_North
Witch_of_the_South
Witch_of_the_West
Witch_of_Wall_Street
Witch_sabbath
Witch_smeller
Witch_trial
Witch_trial
Witch_trials
Witch_Weekly
Witch_Weekly
Witch_World
Witch_World