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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The belief in witches is an almost universal feature of human societies. What does it reveal about our deepest fears?

For example, witches in Europe are thought to be beings who use tools to fly in the sky, transform themselves into animals, and hold nighttime gatherings. On the other hand, in Sumba Island ...

The sudden emergence of witch trials in early modern Europe may have been fueled by one of humanity's most significant intellectual milestones: the invention of the printing press in 1450.

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

“Your average witch is just somebody who lives next to you and has this spiritual practice you don’t know about,” Deborah ...

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