Cian is joined by Imogen Knox for a chat about witchcraft belief during the early modern period. Subjects covered:
-stereotypes about medieval vs early modern witch trials
-witch hunts as a ‘top down’ or ‘bottom-up/ phenomenon?
-vomiting of pins, apports, and other witch-related phenomena
-the role of authorities in witch hunts
-Matthew Hopkins, the Witchfinder General
-witch-hunting before/after the Reformation
-a case from Co Antrim and an earlier case it may be patterned after
-the role of Margaret Murray, Montague Summers and Dennis Wheatley in shaping modern ideas about witches
NOTES:
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Imogen’s Blog, Terrible Imaginations
Wonderful and True Tale of the Bewitching of a Young Girl in Ireland
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/B03653.0001.001/1:2?rgn=div1;view=fulltext
Alternative original version of the story
http://witching.org/production/brimstone/detail.php?mode=assertions&pid=153
Fantastic Fights Podcast, House of Hell episode
https://www.hauntedphonograph.com/fantastic-fights-and-where-to-find-them/tag/house+of+hell