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Margaret Alice Murray’s The Witch-Cult in Western Europe presents a controversial thesis that the witch trials of the early modern period were an attempt to suppress a surviving pre-Christian, pagan religion centered around a horned god. Drawing from trial records and folklore, Murray argues for the existence of a structured, organized cult practicing ancient fertility rites. While her theories have been met with skepticism, this work remains influential in the study of witchcraft and pagan traditions. ?