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PROFESSOR JULIAN GOODARE - THE EUROPEAN WITCH HUNT

PROFESSOR JULIAN GOODARE - THE EUROPEAN WITCH HUNT

FromWitches of Scotland


PROFESSOR JULIAN GOODARE - THE EUROPEAN WITCH HUNT

FromWitches of Scotland

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Length:
24 minutes
Released:
Oct 25, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Professor Julian Goodare is an expert on witches -Author of The European Witch Hunt - as well as many other witch related titles - Director of the Survey of Scottish Witchcraft along with co-director Louise Yeoman - this is part 1 of our interview with him - learn with Zoe and Claire why the history of witches is thought by some to be the history of pagans; about how the modern idea of “witch” came about - what is has to do with 18th century cartoonists and why our “witch” Hallowe’en outfit could have looked very different from the broomstick, black hat and black cat construct we use today. Also hear about how many people in Scotland were affected by witchcraft compared to Europe.
Released:
Oct 25, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (71)

A podcast that follows the Witches of Scotland campaign to bring justice to those accused, convicted and executed as witches under the Witchcraft Act 1563