In her Newberry Library course, Kay Daly examines the depiction of witches onstage, from the 17th century to the present.

The sudden emergence of witch trials in early modern Europe may have been fueled by one of humanity's most significant ...

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 ...

In the 21st century, you’re far more likely to encounter a TV witch who’s smart and stylish, and whose beauty is part of her ...

That text was spread throughout the Western world thanks to the newly invented printing press.

Researchers at the Santa Fe Institute found that the printing and dissemination of manuals on witch hunting, particularly the ...

A new study reveals that the invention of the printing press in 1440 fueled the world's deadliest witch hunt, leading to ...

Condemned in tens of thousands for witchcraft, for cursing crops, or for dancing with the devil. Starting from the late ...

The advent of the printing press fuelled the spread of misinformation and the emergence of witch trials across Europe in the second half of the 15th century, according to a new study. The witch ...