WITCHCRAFT - DEVIL AND WITCHES - OSCULUM INFAMIS (INFAMUM) [Top] During the sabbat, as sign of their devotion and homage to the Devil, the witches gather together, and one by one kiss his backside - the so-called Osculum Infamis (Infamum). [Bottom] One presumes that the two seated devils are discussing which child should be given to them by the witches. Illustrations from Francesco Maria Guazzo, Compendium Maleficarum, 1608.

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