La Sorcière
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La Sorcière is a 19th-century historical and philosophical study by Jules Michelet that explores the figure of the witch as a symbol of popular resistance, superstition, and the oppression of women in medieval and early modern Europe.
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| La Sorcière canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: La Sorcière Context triple: [Jules Michelet, notableWork, La Sorcière]
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A.
L'Enchanteur pourrissant
L'Enchanteur pourrissant is an early symbolist-prose work by Guillaume Apollinaire that reimagines the legend of Merlin in a fragmented, dreamlike, and experimental poetic narrative.
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B.
The Sorceress
The Sorceress is the main antagonist of Spyro: Year of the Dragon, a powerful magic-wielding villain who seeks to steal dragon eggs for her own dark purposes.
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The Witch's Familiar
"The Witch's Familiar" is a 2015 Doctor Who television episode featuring the Twelfth Doctor, Missy, and Clara in a confrontation with the Daleks and a dying Davros.
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D.
La Maga
La Maga is a mysterious, free-spirited woman who embodies emotional intuition and existential uncertainty in Julio Cortázar’s novel "Rayuela" ("Hopscotch").
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E.
Witches Abroad
Witches Abroad is a comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett in the Discworld series, following the Lancre witches as they travel abroad to thwart a manipulative fairy godmother and disrupt predestined stories.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: La Sorcière Target entity description: La Sorcière is a 19th-century historical and philosophical study by Jules Michelet that explores the figure of the witch as a symbol of popular resistance, superstition, and the oppression of women in medieval and early modern Europe.
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A.
L'Enchanteur pourrissant
L'Enchanteur pourrissant is an early symbolist-prose work by Guillaume Apollinaire that reimagines the legend of Merlin in a fragmented, dreamlike, and experimental poetic narrative.
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B.
The Sorceress
The Sorceress is the main antagonist of Spyro: Year of the Dragon, a powerful magic-wielding villain who seeks to steal dragon eggs for her own dark purposes.
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C.
The Witch's Familiar
"The Witch's Familiar" is a 2015 Doctor Who television episode featuring the Twelfth Doctor, Missy, and Clara in a confrontation with the Daleks and a dying Davros.
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D.
La Maga
La Maga is a mysterious, free-spirited woman who embodies emotional intuition and existential uncertainty in Julio Cortázar’s novel "Rayuela" ("Hopscotch").
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E.
Witches Abroad
Witches Abroad is a comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett in the Discworld series, following the Lancre witches as they travel abroad to thwart a manipulative fairy godmother and disrupt predestined stories.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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historical study ⓘ philosophical study ⓘ |
| author | Jules Michelet ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Catholic Church
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linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
Inquisition ⓘ feudal society ⓘ state repression ⓘ |
| firstPublisher |
Hachette
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linked to:
Hachette Livre
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| focusesOn |
persecution of women as witches
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relationship between magic and popular classes ⓘ transition from medieval to modern society ⓘ |
| genre |
history
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philosophy ⓘ social history ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle |
Satanism and Witchcraft
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linked to:
Satanism
The Witch ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of Sabbath myths
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case studies of witch trials ⓘ discussion of demonology ⓘ |
| influenced |
cultural history of witch hunts
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later feminist interpretations of witchcraft ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
French Romantic historiography
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anticlerical currents in 19th-century France ⓘ |
| mainCharacterType | witch ⓘ |
| movement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combination of narrative and philosophical reflection
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linking witch hunts to social and gender oppression ⓘ sympathetic portrayal of witches ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Paris ⓘ |
| portrays |
witch as healer
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witch as midwife ⓘ witch as symbol of popular resistance ⓘ witch as victim of persecution ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1862 ⓘ |
| subject |
early modern Europe
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medieval Europe ⓘ popular resistance ⓘ superstition ⓘ witch trials ⓘ witchcraft ⓘ women's oppression ⓘ |
| theoreticalApproach |
anticlerical critique
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early feminist perspective ⓘ romantic historiography ⓘ |
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