Medieval Witch Trials: A Slow Growing Satanic Panic (and a Sprinkling of Medieval Incels)

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Send us Fan MailThis week Jarad contemplates his "Hell on Earth" and why the universe seems to dislike his pants. Our cohosts discuss how Satan got so involved in magic in the Middle Ages and how that led to attitudes and misconceptions that haunt us to this day. They also discuss how sometimes people invoke Satan to make the bar for being "good" really, really, really low. Come for the camaraderie as we try to get through this thing called Hell. Stay for the jokes about medieval art and incels.This episode contains an overview of witch trials with some (though not terribly detailed) discussions of torture. Sources:Witchcraft in the Middle Ages, Medieval HistoryThe Magicians of Solomon, Bartered HistorySuffer Not a Witch to Live, Text and CanonMagic, the Christian Church, and the Illusion of Control, The Medieval MonkMalleus MaleficarumThe Beginnings of the Witch Persecutions, Sacred TextsThe Phallus Tree PhenomenonSupport the showMeet us here at Perdition City Station every week for another excursion into Hell. Hosted by Julie Price Carpenter and Jarad Johnson.Podcast artwork by Carmen Jones; intro, intermission and outro music by Essie Lee; episode artwork by Julie Carpenter; this is a production of Sacred Chickens. Produced by Julie CarpenterFollow Julie: @sacredchickens.bsky.social and SubstackFollow Jarad: https://substack.com/@jaradjohnson1This podcast has adult language and topics and stories related to Hell and the devil. We occasionally discuss death, suicide, and other unpleasant topics, usually related to religion, folklore or mythology.

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