History of the Occult, Episode One, Breaking the Stereotype of the Early Modern Witch

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 08:21:15 GMT

We are going to examine the five key aspects of the long-established witch stereotype. In doing so this will cautiously present a modified profile of the early modern European witch.

Intro music references.

Healy, Brian. The Hanging Tree, A cappella Virtual Chorus. 2020. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmyjtuTlAhk.

Sena, Dominic dir. Season of the Witch. 2011; United Kingdom: Atlas Entertainment. Amazon.

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