Early modern people in Europe believed in witchcraft and the supernatural, and in times of duress, might blame supposed witches for unfavorable events.

Yes, men can be witches. of those accused of witchcraft were women. Russia, Estonia, Normandy, Iceland. where the witch trials never boiled into a full-blown panic. or in proximity to a woman who is ...

What could have prompted these 300 years of deadly witch hunts? No, the famed German inventor was not some master of the occult. But his most notable invention, the printing press, is what helped ...

University of Massachusetts provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. I teach a course on New England witchcraft trials, and students always arrive with varying degrees of knowledge of ...

For millennia, across cultures and continents, those receiving abortion care and those providing it have been persecuted, criminalized, and even accused of witchcraft — regardless of practicing ...

With its pagan origins, involving druids, ghosts, and goblins, among other things, there are Christians who deliberately ignore even the seemingly innocent aspects of the day. Then there are many ...

The mean, green witch and the Evil Queen have thrilled generations of moviegoers. But they also reflect cultural fears about aging and powerful women. A screen-test image of actress Margaret ...

Agatha All Along has finally confirmed that Teen is Scarlet Witch's son, Wiccan. Set 3 years after the events of WandaVision ...

Playwright Jen Silverman’s “Witch” will entertain but may also haunt the minds of theatergoers. Though its wackiness befuddled some, Silverman’s “The Moors” was a popular local hit a ...

It seems like there’s a lack of control for the young witch, and luckily there are more episodes of the Disney+ series to go. Back in WandaVision, Agatha correctly argues that Wanda needed to ...