The witches were considered a supernatural
entity in the form of a human who can cast spells, harm people, and break the
marriages. In general people thought witches or witchcraft personifies evil and
Satan.
Another aspect of the witchcraft was that these
witches by their witchcraft help the farmers in growing crops, give children to
those who are not fortunate to have any, make the wealth multiply overnight.
People thought witches lived among them and
there were certain signs, certain objects which could help people identify a
witch. They were thought to have a pact with devil as a witch. Usually witches
were considered “women” but sometimes men “Witches” were also found.
<span>The first book dealing with the issue was
written in 1486 by Jacob Sprenger & Heinrich Kramer named “Malleusmaleficarum”.</span>
