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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Fuzzypeg (talk | contribs) at 23:29, 14 September 2006 (I'll look for "Abbess" ref; not sure what you intend to state about Ginzburg as sole researcher?). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

"It seems that even the inquisitors deemed the actions of the Benandanti to be too ridiculous to take seriously."

I am deleting this sentence, as it promotes a definite POV in violation of Wikipedia's NPOV policy.xanandax 01:16, 29 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure why that statement's POV. The inquisitors seem to have been quite surprised by the testimony of the benandanti, and to have (at least in some cases) treated them as if they were mad or stupid. The inquisitors did indeed sometimes fail to take the Benandanti seriously. I need to go consult Ginzburg to give better references... Fuzzypeg 00:42, 24 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I've read the book (*Night Battles*) - some inquisitors did in fact find the Benandanti to be "ridiculous". It's not POV to just state what happened - Ginzburg wrote the book based on the inquisition records.
That said, I don't remember anything about a Goddess in *Night Battles* - they were Christians, who believed that they were fighting evil witches, not pagans. Ginzburg believed they may have been connected to some surviving pagan beliefs, but this is just speculation, as his evidence does not necessarily support this.
It should also be stated more prominantly that everything we know about the Benandanti comes from Ginzburg's research - Jb? 08:33, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I seem to recall reading about this female figure "the Abbess" (I think she was referred to as) in Ecstasies. I'll go back and see if I can find the reference.
I'm not quite sure of your intention with stating that it was Ginzburg who discovered the records of the Benandanti. I presume you mean we should state his achievement more prominently. If you instead intended that we should reserve judgement on Ginzburg's story because it might just be his "version", I would point out that all the original documents are available to other researchers, and that Ginzburg has been lauded by the rest of the academic community dealing with the witch trials. I presume you mean the former... Fuzzypeg☻ 23:29, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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