To better understand modern-day witches and witchcraft, TODAY.com spoke to Blake and a variety of other experts to learn more about their beliefs, the basis of their spirituality, the history of ...

5. A German bestseller changed the way people felt about witchcraft In 1486, a German clergyman called Heinrich Kramer wrote a book entitled Maleus Mallificarum. The author derided witchcraft ...

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This myth was promoted by the Egyptologist Margaret Murray in the early 20th century and was then debunked by the historian C. L'Estrange Ewen almost as soon as it appeared. It was founded on a ...

This path often requires a deep understanding of local history and folklore. Ancestor worship is a key component of Traditional Witchcraft. Practitioners may work with their ancestors in rituals ...

The history of Halloween goes back at least 2,000 years, to the Celtic pagan festival of Samhain (pronounced “sow-un”).

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which isn't necessarily true," she said. Prof Diane Purkis, from the University of Oxford, is the author of A Witch In History. She's examined the scepticism surrounding witchcraft, which she ...

Take this quiz and find out. While the Salem witch trials are the most prominent in history, they were preceded by other witchcraft hysteria. In 1590, Agnes Sampson was brought to trial on charges ...

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We will also look at witchcraft in relation to female sexuality and fears about women’s access to ritual power throughout history. Dr Jennifer Farrell is a lecturer in medieval history at the ...