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A history of blood: hysteria, taboos, and evil
Danielle Dalechek Norfolk, Virginia, United States The witch no. 1. Joseph E Baker. c1892. Library of Congress. No known restrictions on publication. “Who has fully realized that history is not contained in thick books but lives in our very blood?” — Carl Jung Historically, the opposite of purity was often viewed and represented…