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Witches, Pleas
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Length:
79 minutes
Released:
Oct 30, 2017
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Podcast episode
Description
Just in time for Halloween, we begin our multi-episode coverage of "magic" by taking a look at the witch in Western European culture with the editor of The Skeptic, Deborah Hyde (@Jourdemayne). In a wide-ranging conversation we talk about the alleged powers of witches, the difference between the more benign figure of the Cunning Woman and the culturally monstrous figure of the witch as viewed during Witch Crazes and Witch Hunts. Read the episode notes.
Released:
Oct 30, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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