Salem Part 1: The Origins of Witchcraft
· 1 h 03 min
Episode Salem Part 1: The Origins of Witchcraft
Double, double toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble, my divas, because today we are unpacking the History of Witchcraft!
From the ancient world right up to the events in Salem, we are unpacking the origins of the term witch, the difference between magic and miracles, the role of religion and the Church, and even taking a trip through space-time to the University of Melbourne to see a very rare copy of the Malleus Maleficarum!
All this and so much more will give you the basic knowledge to understand exactly HOW the hysteria mounted in the Salem Witch trials, which we will cover in part 2!
Shout out to our incredible researcher Gracie McCamish and editor Jamie Rose for pulling this together, and to the team at the University of Melbourne for hosting us.
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'Til next week, Ainslie x
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