Scent and magic have been entwined in our imaginations for centuries. Introduction Most perfume ads suggest that...
Witchcraft
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...
The idea of organized satanic witchcraft was invented in Europe by church authorities, who at first were...
Images of witches and witchcraft offer a glimpse into the fears and superstitions of the past. Many...
Although magic and witchcraft had existed since antiquity, early modern Europe underwent a growth in anxiety about...
How Romans overcame their fear of witches by finding them funny. Introduction For centuries, when people thought...
Grillot de Givry’s discovery of this 18th-century manuscript from an alleged witch was serendipitous – twice over....