海外文化:英美民俗-女巫
<p>【英文原文】</p><p>摘要：巫术也称黑魔法，是巫师，尤其是女巫施行的法术。西方人曾相信女巫具有超自然的力量，可呼唤妖魔协助她们作恶。</p><p><span word="Witchcraft">Witchcraft</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="magic">magic</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="practices">practices</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="witches">witches</span>. <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="witches">witches</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="supernatural">supernatural</span> <span word="powers">powers</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="evil">evil</span> <span word="things">things</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="called">called</span> “<span word="familiars">familiars</span>”, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="cats">cats</span>, <span word="snakes">snakes</span>, <span word="owls">owls</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="witches">witches</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="enabled">enabled</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="secretly">secretly</span>. <span word="Witches">Witches</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fly">fly</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="flew">flew</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="brooms">brooms</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="rakes">rakes</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="magical">magical</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>. <span word="Witches">Witches</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="magical">magical</span> <span word="potions">potions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="charms">charms</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="people">people</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span>. <span word="Witches">Witches</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evil">evil</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> – <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="harm">harm</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="looking">looking</span>.<span word="when">when</span> <span word="crops">crops</span> <span word="failed">failed</span>, <span word="horses">horses</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="cattle">cattle</span> <span word="sickened">sickened</span>, <span word="wagon">wagon</span> <span word="broke">broke</span>, <span word="women">women</span> <span word="miscarried">miscarried</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="storms">storms</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="witch">witch</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="blame">blame</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="reputed">reputed</span> <span word="witches">witches</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="yearly">yearly</span> <span word="ceremonies">ceremonies</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Witches">Witches</span>’<span word="Sabbath">Sabbath</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="midnight">midnight</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="of">of</span> 12 <span word="witches">witches</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Devil">Devil</span>.</p>
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