According to Lin Fu-shih, of the Institute of History and Philology at Academia Sinica, "Not only did sorceresses enjoy high political and social status at that time, they were also the equals of men in religious matters."
「當時的女巫不僅政治社會地位崇高，在宗教事務上也可和男性平起平坐」，中央研究院歷史語言研究所研究員林富士表示。