The witch-cult hypothesis is a discredited theory that the witch trials of the Early Modern period suppressed a pagan religion that had survived the Christianization of Europe. In this telling, accused witches worshipped a horned god of fertility identified with the Devil by Christians.

The witch-cult hypothesis is a discredited theory that the witch trials of the Early Modern period suppressed a pagan religion that had survived the Christianization of Europe. In this telling, accused witches worshipped a horned god of fertility identified with the Devil by Christians.