CHAPTER VIII--SORCERY AND OCCULT ARTS.

Accumulation of Superstitious Beliefs in Spain 179

Toleration in the early Middle Ages 180

John XXII orders Persecution of Sorcery 181

Persistent Toleration in Spain 182

The Inquisition obtains Jurisdiction 183

Question as to Heresy--Pact with the Demon 184

The Demon omnipresent in Superstitious Practices--Hermaphrodites 186

Belief thus strengthened in Divination and Magic 189

The Inquisition thus obtains exclusive Jurisdiction 190

Astrology--Its Teaching suppressed in the University of Salamanca 192

Procedure--Directed to prove Pact with the Demon 195

Penalties--Less severe than in secular Courts 197

Rationalistic Treatment in Portuguese Inquisition 202

Prosecuted as a Reality in Spain, to the last 203

Increase in the Number of Cases 204

Belief remains undiminished to the present time 205