witches

What witch-finders can teach us about today’s world

By David Frankfurter — May 18, 2017
(The Conversation) A focus on fear and evil forces could actually contribute to a leader’s charisma. He or she becomes the one person who knows the extent of a threat and also how to address it.

The ‘Splainer: Why is the Halloween witch mean and green?

By Kimberly Winston — October 27, 2015
(RNS) The first witches were healers, herbalists, midwives and wise women. How did our image of the Halloween witch evolve, and why? Let us ‘Splain ...

Descendants want justice for Connecticut witches

By Ann Marie Somma — October 1, 2012

HARTFORD, Conn. (RNS) Connecticut was executing suspected witches some 40 years before Salem, Mass. Scores of others were put on trial until witchcraft was no longer listed as a capital crime in 1715. But unlike other states, Connecticut has yet to acknowledge those sent to the gallows. And descendants are trying to change that. By Ann Marie Somma.

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