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

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

Known for his ability to craft spine-tingling tales that delve into the darkest corners of the human mind, author K. Hari ...

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Reproductive Rites’ unearths the untold story of abortion witch hunts, from the days of Socrates through the Salem Witch ...

New titles from mind-body-spirit publishers draw from ancient wisdom and current science to help readers with everything from healing from trauma to having better sex and getting a good night’s sleep.

An ancient Jewish text has been discovered and returned 80 years after it was looted from a Hungarian seminary during the ...

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

IN this penultimate part of my series on the ancient history of the Scottish Borders, I will deal with momentous events, none more tragic than ...

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