I just finished the Dutch translation of Monica Black’s A Demon-haunted land: witches, wonder doctors, and the ghosts of the past in post-WWII Germany. Up until then I thought that Western belief in witches in the twentieth century and later was either based on wicca or based on individual cases of wise women or cunning … Continue reading Witch hunts are not of the distant past
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Dutch review of “De Heilige Nachten” by Mirjam van Donselaar
This book review is in Dutch, because the book has (so far) only been published in Dutch: Er was ooit een tijd dat je met een lantaarn op zoek moest om een boek over hekserij of heidendom te vinden. Ik kan me herinneren hoe ik als jonge heks eind jaren ’90 meemaakte hoe dat veranderde. … Continue reading Dutch review of “De Heilige Nachten” by Mirjam van Donselaar
New book on witchcraft: Johan Ottens ‘Duivelskwartier’
A new book has appeared about witchcraft in my area! It's written by Johan Otten, a journalist who studied the subject of witchcraft in Noord-Brabant (the Netherlands) for over three years with the following book as result. Duivelskwartier. 1595: heksen, heren en de dood in het vuur (Devil's quarter. 1595: witches, lords and death in … Continue reading New book on witchcraft: Johan Ottens ‘Duivelskwartier’
New book: Arcadia Britannica – a modern British folklore portrait
A wonderful looking new release from Thames & Hudson, one of my favorite publishers. Henry Bourne has a great track record as a potrait photographer. In Arcadia Britannica he depicts the colorful characters from British folklore as they are portrayed by people from all over the island. Green men, horn dancers and other creatures abound! … Continue reading New book: Arcadia Britannica – a modern British folklore portrait
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