medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>"There was a well-known story in Tuscan folklore about witches removing
>mens' penises and placing them in bird nests in trees, where they would
>then multiply and take on a life of their own," Ferzoco said. He says the
>picture draws on that story and is one of the earliest known depictions of
>witches in Western art.
Can we exclude the possibility that the story draws on the picture?
John Briggs
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