Willow Winsham's new book on witches, past and present, offers a fun, fast, well researched historical summary that is also a ...

The black, red, gray and pink design honors the thousands of individuals—mostly women—who were persecuted under the Scottish ...

Folk magic goes by many names in the Appalachian Mountains: root work, granny magic, kitchen witchery, Braucherei, witchcraft ...

were targeted for witchcraft during the witch trials of Europe or New England that occurred from the 1400s to the 1700s. Related: One of America's First Craft Brewers Was Thomas Jefferson's Slave ...

Two men are on trial in Zambia on charges of practicing witchcraft and possessing charms intended to harm the country’s ...

Faith-based child abuse, centred on accusations of witchcraft and demonic possessions, has harmed thousands of children ...

Accusations of witchcraft have offered a convenient way to subjugate and silence persecuted people for centuries. In Europe, this frequently also stemmed from a growing stigmatization of folk ...

Two men are on trial in Zambia on charges of practicing witchcraft and possessing charms intended to harm the country's president, in a case that has become a source of fascination in the southern ...

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Evolving Perceptions," uses audio-dubbed tableaux and informational displays to educate visitors on the European witchcraft trials, the history of witch-hunting and the evolution of the term ...