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Witchcraft & Witch-hunters
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Length:
39 minutes
Released:
Oct 28, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
This episode looks at witchcraft and witch-purging in early modern Scotland. We hear the extraordinary confessions of Isobel Gowdie and learn about her initiation into sorcery and her incantations.
Jenny and Annie look at the curious profession of witch-pricking, learning about two famous prickers: John Kincaid and crossdressing Christian Caldwell.
A very surreal and magical episode for Halloween/Samhain!
Warning: This episode contains descriptions of torture.
Jenny and Annie look at the curious profession of witch-pricking, learning about two famous prickers: John Kincaid and crossdressing Christian Caldwell.
A very surreal and magical episode for Halloween/Samhain!
Warning: This episode contains descriptions of torture.
Released:
Oct 28, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Tales from a Scottish Grandpa by Stories of Scotland