Project Gutenberg 2010-01-03 Public domain in the USA. 120 Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni Francesco 1470 1533 Mirandola, Giovanni Francesco Pico della Della Mirandola, Giovanni Francesco Pico Turini, Turino La strega, ovvero, degli inganni de' demoni: dialogo Wikipedia page about this book: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libro_detto_strega_o_delle_illusioni_del_demonio E-text prepared by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by the Google Books Library Project (http://books.google.com/) "La strega, ovvero, degli inganni de' demoni: dialogo" by Giovan Francesco Pico della Mirandola is a philosophical dialogue written in the late 19th century. The text examines themes of witchcraft and the deceptions propagated by demons, likely addressing the broader societal issues surrounding superstition during its time. The dialogue features key characters including two friends, Apistio and Fronimo, as well as a witch and an inquisitor, who engage in discussions about the nature of witchcraft and its connection to demonic influence. At the start of the dialogue, Apistio and Fronimo encounter a large crowd in the square, stirred by rumor of a witch being captured. Curious, they decide to investigate, with Apistio expressing a desire to see a witch, indicating both skepticism and fascination with the concept. The conversation touches on various cultural beliefs about witches throughout history, including attitudes from ancient writers, leading to questions about demonic transformations and the allure of such supernatural narratives. This opening portion sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the interplay between societal fears of witchcraft and the philosophical reflections on truth and deception. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 41.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. it Magic Demonology Witchcraft BF Text IT Religione e Spiritualità Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: Philosophy & Ethics 231607 2025-08-12T13:57:39.839649 text/html 231428 2025-01-12T14:57:13.352596 text/html 177533 2025-08-12T13:57:46.323598 application/epub+zip 179216 2025-08-12T13:57:43.021668 application/epub+zip 154788 2025-08-12T13:57:41.878643 application/epub+zip 423772 2025-08-12T13:57:48.860593 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 406094 2025-08-12T13:57:45.598603 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 351091 2022-09-14T08:42:45.022628 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 208971 2025-08-12T13:57:39.534649 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 207163 2010-01-03T17:48:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18673 2025-08-12T13:57:48.992584 application/rdf+xml 23926 2025-08-12T13:57:42.369618 image/jpeg 4865 2025-08-12T13:57:42.123635 image/jpeg 81069 2010-01-03T17:48:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 177200 2025-08-12T13:57:39.859636 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog it.wikipedia