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EPISODE · Nov 6, 2025 · 39 MIN

Episode 19: Why is Tajikistan fighting witchcraft?

from Turan Tales · host Agnieszka Pikulicka

This week, we’re looking into a fascinating and often misunderstood topic: witchcraft, clairvoyance, fortune telling, and other spiritual practices popular in Tajikistan and the rest of Central Asia.Joining us is Dr Anna Cieślewska, a social anthropologist and orientalist at the Institute of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Łódź in Poland. Get full access to Turan Tales at turantales.substack.com/subscribe

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