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We have our first special guest! The hilarious Melina joins us to help us learn all about Mexican Witchcraft, AKA Brujeria. In this episode we talk about how the colonisation of Mexico by Catholic invaders forced indigenous beliefs on to the fringes of acceptable society until it became an act of resistance. Today, Brujeria is, for many, a form of reclamation of culture. Many thanks again to Melina for giving us her insight and such a fascinating episode!

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Intro Clip from Mexican Witchcraft by Nat Geo (Fair Use, we own nothing)

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Niamh is in continental Africa this week with a very broad overview of post-colonial witchcraft and how it has endured to the present day. Please adhere to content warnings and take care of yourself! We finish off with a case study of Azande witchcraft :)

Intro clip from "Witchcraft Among the Azande" by John Ryle from the Disappearing Worlds documentary series, originally broadcast 1981. Fair use, we own nothing.

Sources:

• Witchcraft - African Beliefs, Practices, & History | Britannica
• Understanding Witchcraft in a Continuously Evolving Society: An Introduction Egodi Uchendu, Elizabeth Onogwu and Chukwuemeka Agbo
• Ghana witch camps: Widows' lives in exile - BBC News
• Abuse of child 'witches' on rise, aid group says - CNN.com
• https://www.theguardian.com/world/malawi
• Malice in Malawi: A Case Study in Modern Witchcraft Accusations | Center for Inquiry
• Albinism in Africa | OHCHR
• Modernity's Failings, Political Claims, and Intermediate ConceptsLYNN M. THOMAS The American Historical Review, Vol. 116, No. 3 (JUNE 2011), pp. 727-740 (14 pages)
• Reconsidering Witchcraft: Postcolonial Africa and Analytic (Un)Certainties Todd Sanders American Anthropologist, Vol. 105, No. 2 (Jun., 2003), pp. 338-352 (15 pages)
• Trends and Challenges of Traditional Medicine in Africa - Ali Arazeem Abdullahi
• Witchcraft, Oracles, and Magic Among the Azande | work by Evans-Pritchard | Britannica
• Azande (ucla.edu)
• Azande | Encyclopedia.com
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Niamh Is back in Europe this episode with a scene-setting of how we went from folk magic and healing to mass execution. We focus on Scotland, England, Ireland and Germany. Lots of justified slamming of weak murderous men and a little tour of the criminal justice system.

Additional sounds by Pixabay, voice acting from Eleven Labs.

Sources:

• The history of witches in Britain (historic-uk.com)
• The Survey of Scottish Witchcraft (ed.ac.uk)
• England’s Witch Trials Were Lawful | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine
• Possessed By the Devil: The Real History of the Islandmagee Witches - Andrew Sneddon
• Crimes without Criminals: Witchcraft and Its Control in Renaissance Europe Elliott P. Currie, Law & Society Review Vol. 3, No. 1 (Aug., 1968), pp. 7-32 (26 pages)
• The Flying Phallus and the Laughing Inquisitor: Penis Theft in the "Malleus Maleficarum" Moira Smith
• “Wicked Practises and Sorcerye”: Cunning Folk, Witch Trials, and the Tragedy of Joan Flower and Her Daughters - DIG (digpodcast.org)
• Magic and Superstition in Europe: A Concise History from Antiquity to the ...By Michael D. Bailey
• Witchcraft and Evidence in Early Modern England on JSTOR
• England’s Witch Trials Were Lawful | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine
• Halloween Special - The Lancashire Witches (storiesofbritain.com)
• The Flying Phallus and the Laughing Inquisitor: Penis Theft in the "Malleus Maleficarum" on JSTOR
• The Pursuit of Reality: Recent Research into the History of Witchcraft on JSTOR
• Who Were the Witches? The Social Roles of the Accused in the European Witch Trials -Richard A. Horsley
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Emily's episode this week is about the roots of Norse Witchcraft!. From seiðr, galdr, and Runic magic, we learn about what makes such a fascinating mythology tick! Did you know Odin was a poet?

Sources:

https://norsemythologist.com/norse-magic/#:~:text=The%20three%20types%20of%20basic,enemies%2C%20or%20protect%20in%20battle.

https://norse-mythology.org/concepts/magic/

https://folklife.si.edu/magazine/swedish-witch-trials-dark-heritage

https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/havamal.html

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Niamh gets to nerd out over the Brehon Legal system, the Celtic civil law system which preceded the Common law. This is an Episode 30 outtake, so if you were just getting into it, there's an hour of that waiting for you!

All the credit to the sources below:

• Brehon law: Medieval Sex Magic to Divorce https://www.irishhistorypodcast.ie/interviews/brehon-law%3A-medieval-sex-magic-to-divorce
• https://loraobrien.ie/medieval-marriage-in-ireland/
• https://www.irishhistorypodcast.ie/interviews/brehon-law%3A-medieval-sex-magic-to-divorce

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The Witchcraft series continues with Witchcraft of the Celtic world! From natural paganism, sacred trees to scruffy druid men and the goddess Brigid (hay gurl). Cursing, folk healing, wise women and fairy mischief have been a huge part of Irish and Manx culture right through Christian influence. We also have tales of a modern Bean Feasa, Biddy Early who was loved and feared in equal measure.. Audio at the beginning is from the RTÉ documentary "Was Biddy Early a Witch or a Fairy?", credit to CR's Video Vaults on YouTube; Fair use, we own nothing.

Sources:

• The Witch, the Béan Feasa, and the Fairy Doctor in Irish Culture - Morgan Daimler
• IRISH CURSING AND THE ART OF MAGIC, 1750–2018 Thomas Waters Past w Present, Volume 247, Issue 1, May 2020, Pages 113–149, https://doi.org/10.1093/pastj/gtz051
• NON-SOVEREIGNTY QUEEN ASPECTS OF THE OTHERWORLD FEMALE IN IRISH HAG LEGENDS: THE CASE OF CAILLEACH BHEARRA - GEAROID 0 CRUALAOICH
• https://loraobrien.ie/medieval-marriage-in-ireland/
• Cursing Stones of Ireland: When Christianity and Pagans Pooled Their Sacred Water | Ancient Origins fancient-origins.net)
• The Life of the Death of 'The Fighting Fairy Woman of Bodmin' Storytelling around the Museum of Witchcraft HELEN CORNISH
• The folklore of the Isle of Man by Killip, Margaret
• From Acceptance to Assimilation: The Changing Role of Travellers in the (Re)Creation of Irish National Identity, 1920s-1960s by Erin Gurski 
• Patronage & Devotion in Ancient Irish Religion by Dáithí Ó hÓgáin
• The Druids of Ireland by Julius von Pfluck-Harttung

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Emily kicks off our new thicccqq mini-series on witchcraft with a rundown of Greek and Roman witches. From myths about Hecate, Circe and Erictho, to an examination of magical men who didn't face the same scrutiny as practicing witches of their time. We also hear from a certain Roman baby for relationship advice in Creature Counsel.

SOURCES:

https://www.anthropology-news.org/articles/magic-in-ancient-greece-and-rome/

https://fathom.lib.uchicago.edu/1/777777122300/

https://www.worldhistory.org/article/926/magic-in-ancient-greece/

https://www.hellenic.org.au/post/the-allure-of-curses-and-magic-in-ancient-greece

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/greece-and-rome/article/curse-tablets-the-history-of-a-technology/FC52B9C97B9ED7D34405D8DD1A4A3B2A

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Grab your fluffiest socks and crank up the heat because Niamh is back with a look at Ladies Who Snow. From fictional characters from Narnia to inventions of pure capitalism, we end up (via Russia and Snegurochka) back with the Norse Jotnar, this time with Skadi, our divorced baddie. Then we hop across the sea to that fierce Scottish lass Beira...who is apparently responsible for Nessie?!

Sources:

Snow Queens and Winter Witches from Around the World – #FolkloreThursday

Beira, The Cailleach, Queen of Winter - Folklore Scotland

Winter Gods and Goddesses: Berchta, Odin, Cailleach, and More (otherworldlyoracle.com)

Legend of Jack Frost and The Snow Queen | Jack Frost is the imp of winter. He is a trickster spirit who brings the cold air with him. Snow queen is a character from myth and enchantment (patheos.com)

Sami People: Religion, Beliefs, and Deities (learnreligions.com)

Wonder Tales from Scottish Myth and Legend: Chapter I (sacred-texts.com)

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You might need a hot drink for this one as we are all about the Frosty Boi himself - Jack Frost. Where did he come from, and does he have any basis in folklore? We take a trip back through time and over to our Nordic Neighbours for some frosty fun. Apologies in advance for any pronunciation errors - we did really try!

Special Housekeeping shout out to the No Other Craic podcast, you can check them out here: https://www.instagram.com/noothercraic_pod/?hl=en

Sources:

https://arithharger.wordpress.com/2015/02/05/working-with-the-gods-kari/

Where did Jack come from? The origin of Jack Frost - RLC Words

https://writinginmargins.weebly.com/home/a-brief-history-of-jack-frost

Jötnar (Jötunn) | The Giants of Norse Mythology (vikingr.org)

The Giants of Norse Mythology: Meet the Jotnar - Scandinavia Facts

Kari's Shrine : About Kari (northernpaganism.org)

The Legend of Jokul Frosti (rebeccaonthewing.com)

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Emily is back this week with the conclusion of our 2-parter on house spirits. We pick things up in Japan with the Zashiki-warashi and look into some dark population control. Then Germany shows us how they manage to run such a tight ship (or mine?). Our Creature Counsel this week is from a snooty little sailor fella....

This was a tangenty one so the folklore comes in at around 18 minutes!!

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