Witches are often intimates, relatives, friends. From strangers we may expect enmity. Witchcraft accusations reflect our fears of being attacked and betrayed by those who should love and respect us. The role of Jews and Gypsies in European society, the Great Witch Craze. The notion of the court sorcerer.
Real world is war of witches and princely pythons.
Witches desire sickness and death, feed at funerals. Witchcraft can be found by oracles and dreams. Witchcraft can be cured by confessional feast. Witchcraft accusations as social healing ritual, exposes tensions in forum wherethey can be dealt with. Witchcraft could be proven by poison oracle.