Broadcast from the Belfry
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Broadcast from the Belfry
12. Nearly Witches (Ever Since We Met...)
Join us on part two of our deep dive into witch trials across time and space. In this episode, Hannah runs through the barest minimum of the effects of white colonization in Africa on witchcraft trials and witch hunting. She talks about whether "witches" are a part of any particular African religion, and ends with some gruesome reminders of how much people really just hate women. Sorry for that.
Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski.
Sound design by Shannon Webster.
Inspired by your mom's pillow talk.
For further reading:
https://www-jstor-org.proxy2.library.illinois.edu/stable/24328661
https://lookingbackmovingforwardinmuseumeducation.com/2022/09/15/the-history-of-witchcraft-witchcraft-in-africa/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2932523/
https://www.reddit.com/r/southafrica/comments/wfd90d/what_are_your_thoughts_on_witchcraft/?rdt=48177
https://www-jstor-org.proxy2.library.illinois.edu/stable/pdf/24328661.pdf?refreqid=fastly-default%3A693efa0297c745d13c4d8ca0296fce3b&ab_segments=&origin=&initiator=&acceptTC=1
https://skepticalinquirer.org/2020/09/accused-witches-burned-killed-in-nigeria
https://www-jstor-org.proxy2.library.illinois.edu/stable/pdf/3097485.pdf?refreqid=fastly-default%3Af7f6c29d906b11b6a058bdc214ce24ba&ab_segments=&origin=&initiator=&acceptTC=1
https://anarchivists.gitbooks.io/caliban/content/colonization_and_christianization.html