Congratulations!! 🎉

And I couldn't be prouder 😅

Next Jennifer De Biasio explores the co-production of the witch in Lucerne in the latter half of the C15th, comprised of contradictory popular and elite beliefs

The story of Els von Mersberg using magic to counter domestic violence and sexual assault against women was a highlight!

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Then another great talk by Nikolas Brusletto covering centuries of magic and witchcraft beliefs in Norway from the pre-Christian period to the early modern witch trials

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Now moving onto Ellie Whitehead on Sinclair's Satans Invisible World Discovered and the relationship between the scientific revolution and witch hunting in seventeenth century Scotland, especially the rising need for empirical evidence

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Next up, Vitória Rama on ancient Mesopotamian witches as illegitimate practitioners of magic who were considered both a threat to society and enemy of the state combatted by complex rituals performed by exorcists who were agents of the temple who worked for the social elite

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Close Ups of the sketchbook pages! Writing is in the Alt Text.
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