Early Modern Witchcraft Belief (with Imogen Knox)
Episode 4 of the Wide Atlantic Weird podcast, hosted by Cian, titled "Early Modern Witchcraft Belief (with Imogen Knox)" was published on April 24, 2021 and runs 60 minutes.
April 24, 2021 ·60m · Wide Atlantic Weird
Summary
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: Buy Me A Coffee!! Please and thank you :) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wideatlantic Imogen Knox on Twitter https://twitter.com/Imogen_Knox Imogen's Blog, Terrible Imaginations https://terribleimaginations.wordpress.com/ 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
Episode Description
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:
Buy Me A Coffee!! Please and thank you :)
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wideatlantic
https://twitter.com/Imogen_Knox
Imogen's Blog, Terrible Imaginations
https://terribleimaginations.wordpress.com/
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