The end of witch hunts did not bring an end to the human impulses that sustained them....
Witchcraft
Explore witchcraft as belief, accusation, practice, and cultural symbol across history. These histories examine magic and healing alongside religious fear, persecution, legal trials, folklore, and the modern reclamation of the witch.
The history of why witchcraft was seen as a woman’s work. Introduction Flying through the skies on...
Identifying genealogical traces of several pivotal bodies of early-modern law pertaining to witchcraft. Introduction It has been...
In a society without trained medical providers, folk healing offered the only option for the sick. Introduction...
The height of the witch frenzy was marked by the publication of the Malleus Maleficarum (“Hammer of...
The witch-hunts of early modern Europe took place against a backdrop of rapid social, economic, and religious...
Natural events and pandemics contributed to the hysteria surrounding the witch trials of the 16th through 18th...
Did Shakespeare’s contemporaries believe in witches? Looking at witchcraft trials in the 16th century and considering their...