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