In the second volume of La Sorcière, published in 1862, Jules Michelet extends his study of the female figure of the witch to the modern era, with historical examination giving way to psychological analysis: the idea of demonic possession is examined as both a pathology and a form of representation.
Keyword: Nineteenth-century literature, society, history of France, essay, historical investigation, historiography, social history, Middle Ages, witchcraft, history of women
