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Whispers of the Devil: Fear and Fabrication in the Making of the Early Modern Witch

Matthew McIntosh — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 14:05:06 +0000

The end of witch hunts did not bring an end to the human impulses that sustained them. Beneath

Matthew McIntosh — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 14:08:54 +0000

The history of why witchcraft was seen as a woman’s work. Introduction Flying through the skies on a

Matthew McIntosh — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 14:09:37 +0000

Identifying genealogical traces of several pivotal bodies of early-modern law pertaining to witchcraft. Introduction It has been convincingly

Matthew McIntosh — Mon, 04 Jul 2022 14:06:38 +0000

In a society without trained medical providers, folk healing offered the only option for the sick. Introduction The

Matthew McIntosh — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 19:50:54 +0000

The height of the witch frenzy was marked by the publication of the Malleus Maleficarum (“Hammer of Witches”).

Matthew McIntosh — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 19:50:34 +0000

The witch-hunts of early modern Europe took place against a backdrop of rapid social, economic, and religious transformation.

Matthew McIntosh — Sun, 13 Sep 2020 18:05:52 +0000

Natural events and pandemics contributed to the hysteria surrounding the witch trials of the 16th through 18th centuries.

Matthew McIntosh — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 17:48:32 +0000

Did Shakespeare’s contemporaries believe in witches? Looking at witchcraft trials in the 16th century and considering their relation