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

How one of humanity’s most important inventions fuelled deadly witch hunts in Europe - Early books and influence of nearby ...

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 ...

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

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

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

Approximately 70,000 people fell victim to the “witch hysteria” that seized Europe and the New World between the 15th and ...

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 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 ...

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.