Monday, 24 October 2016

News: Witchcraft, Witch Hunts, Folklore and Pareidolia

"Varied career of expert in 'witch-cult' folklore" - a look at the life and legacy of Margaret Murray, in the St Albans and Harpenden Review: http://www.stalbansreview.co.uk/watford/14818353.Varied_career_of_expert_in___39_witch_cult__39__folklore/

"The last 'witch' executed in Boston was an Irish woman" - story at Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/the-last-witch-executed-in-boston-was-an-irish-speaker-1.2827182

"Witches on screen: good for fashion, bad for feminism?" - story at Mic: https://mic.com/articles/157194/witches-on-screen-good-for-fashion-bad-for-feminism

"View from Mars Hill: Just in time for Halloween, a witch head in the sky" - story about pareidolia at Arizona Daily Sun: http://azdailysun.com/news/opinion/editorial/view-from-mars-hill-just-in-time-for-halloween-a/article_fb8f3235-f0a5-5e41-aad3-d55f369827ef.html

The photo shows a picture of Margaret Murray and an old copy of her book The Witch-Cult in Western Europe.

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