From Queen to Captive – Witchcraft, Women and Power
Speaking with Shadows
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Witchcraft in Modern Times
Witchcraft has become such a symbolic thing in modern day now. But where did this idea come from? And is it really so simple? I caught up with professor dian perkis to see if there 's a deeper discussion to be had. Most people have a very clear sense of what they think or which is that derives mostly from places like children's literature and fantasy literature. In a way, that's a problem for histor ane because those ideas are very far removed from the reality of popular witch beliefs. The main body of references to witchcroft in english literature is in u the mediaeval equivalent of fantasy writing, which ar called romances.
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