Book Review: The Familiars by Stacey Halls
The 1612 Pendle witch trials in Lancashire began when the peddler, John Law, refused to sell his pins to Alizon Device. Following the encounter, Law was stricken with a sickness […]
The 1612 Pendle witch trials in Lancashire began when the peddler, John Law, refused to sell his pins to Alizon Device. Following the encounter, Law was stricken with a sickness […]
New England, 1630. A man we know only as William is exiled from his palisaded colony for challenging its religious orthodoxy, and heads off into the wilderness in a rickety […]
On Thursday 7th July the European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism (ESSWE) ran a one-day thesis workshop at the Warburg Institute, London, for current and prospective Masters and PhD […]
Last week Malcolm and I were fortunate enough to be invited to the ‘Supernatural Spaces in the Early Modern World’ workshop. Organised by Jenny Spinks, lecturer in early modern history […]
A few days ago a friend told me that Radiohead had released a new song, ‘Burn the Witch’, accompanied by an intriguing stop-motion video. ‘Seems they’re moving into your territory’, […]
Back in 1987, archaeologist Ralph Merrifield asserted that magic and ritual ‘can be studied objectively like any other human behaviour, and archaeology can make a major contribution towards its investigation’ […]
Yesterday I was treated to a tour of the ‘Magic, Witches & Devils in the Early Modern World’ exhibition, curated by Jennifer Spinks and Sasha Handley. It’s held at the […]