A new history of the seventeenth-century Basque witch-hunt usefully blows away some old myths, but fails to explain ...

The witch hunts in Central Europe took off in the late 15th century and lasted for almost 300 years, resulting in the prosecution of roughly 90,000 people, with nearly 45,000 executions. Belief in ...

In 1584, an English gentleman named Reginald Scott wrote The Discovery of Witchcraft. The book sets out rational and religious reasons not to believe in witchcraft and exposes tricks and illusions ...

This seminar studies the representation of witches from the late 1400s to the mid-1600s, exploring the violent history of European witch hunts and the use of women’s bodies as a tool for political ...

The latest attack on Abdel-Fattah has been spearheaded by the Murdoch media, which has conducted a campaign of bullying and ...

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 ...

“The Possessed” is a dark, surrealist exploration of a love triangle between two women fleeing the European witch hunts and the man who becomes their captive. Sendijarević tells ...

About 85% were women. Witch hunts took place in many countries during that period, but academics say Scotland's execution rate was five times the European average. Confessions were secured under ...

“The Possessed,” which has secured majority production funding, is a dark, surrealist exploration of a love triangle between two women fleeing the European witch hunts and the man who becomes their ...