Every year thousands of people globally are wrongly accused of witchcraft, often with fatal consequences yet, says new research, legislation designed to stamp out the barbaric practices is rarely used ...

What springs to mind when someone mentions "witchcraft"? Three hags sitting about a cauldron chanting "Double, double, toil and trouble"? A pretty housewife turning someone into a toad at the twitch ...

Today, witches are the stuff of light-hearted kids books, cartoons and Halloween costumes. But there is a dark history behind their place in pop culture. Sunday Extra presents a lively mix of national ...

While both men and women have historically been accused of the malicious use of magic, only around 10–30% of suspected witches were men by the 16th and 17th centuries. This bias towards women is often ...

How do you define “witch,” when there are a variety of witches, each with their own rituals and traditions? Some, such as Alexandrian, Dianic, and Druidic witches, are relatively recent additions to ...

Witchcraft has always played a large role in my life. While many kids were learning badminton or taking trombone lessons, I was reading up on spellcraft and ways to plant my herb garden. I grew up in ...

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