Satanism and Witchcraft Author:Jules Michelet Long out of print, Jules Michelet's classic study of medieval superstition has been published to bring to the attention of the general public one of the truly great sociological works of modern times. — Michelet has brilliantly recreated the Europe of the Middle Ages, the centures of fierce religious intolerance, the Inquisition and the Auto-da-f... more »e. He depicts the barons, the great manors, fiefs and serfs…and the witches, hobgoblins and wizards of whom the masses lived in mortal fear. The serf, bound to the soil, had no rights…other the the right of owing body and soul to his lord. Even his wedding night was at the Baron's disposal, and the refusal of his bride to show favor to the Baron or priest might result in her indictment as a witch.« less