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The Devil in the Wilderness: ‘The Witch’ (2015) Revisited

April 12, 2018by Malcolm Gaskill 1 Comment

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 […]

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Early Modern, Emotions, Historiography, Religion, Reviews, Witchcraft

ESSWE Workshop Report: Magical Traditions and Medieval Religions of the Book

July 18, 2016by vanessadsbaptista Leave a comment

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 […]

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Events, Guest Posts, Magic, Medieval, Reviews

Witches, Revenants, and Demonic Hedgehogs: Review of Supernatural Spaces Workshop

May 25, 2016by Ceri Houlbrook Leave a comment

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 […]

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Early Modern, Events, Magic, Project Updates, Reviews, Witchcraft

Burn the Witch

May 6, 2016by Malcolm Gaskill Leave a comment

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’, […]

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Reviews, Witchcraft

Review of Ronald Hutton’s ‘Physical Evidence for Ritual Acts’

April 22, 2016by Ceri Houlbrook Leave a comment

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’ […]

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Apotropaia, Magic, Material Culture, Publications, Reviews

Magic in Manchester: An Exhibition at the John Rylands Library

March 18, 2016by Ceri Houlbrook Leave a comment

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 […]

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Early Modern, Events, Exhibitions, Magic, Material Culture, Reviews, Witchcraft

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