The pact by Urbain Grandier. Early 1600s. English translation is at the end of this lecture. A “Judensau” (Jew-Pig) on the Cathedral of St. Martin in Colmar, France. This is a grotesque (or “gargoyle”) featuring a Jewish man apparently sucking on a devil; the association between Jews and demonolatry goes back to the early middle-ages … Continue reading Lecture 4: Demons and Djinn, Part 2