Tag: witches

The Invention of Evil
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The Invention of Evil

The European witch hunting mania was inspired by religious fervour, colonial ambitions, and prolonged periods of societal instability.
Tomasz Wiśniewski
The Queen of Backyard Games
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The Queen of Backyard Games

What does it mean to be a witch in 21st-century Europe? Our new cross-border reportage tries to answer this question by looking for the granddaughters of the witches that Europe was never able to burn. The heroes of the final part include the Kraków-based artist and activist Cecylia Malik.
Ada Petriczko
The Age of the Roma Witch
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The Age of the Roma Witch

What does it mean to be a witch in 21st-century Europe? Our new cross-border reportage tries to answer this question by looking for the granddaughters of the witches that Europe was never able to burn. The heroes of the third part include the fortune-telling Roma witches of Romania.
Ana Maria Luca
There were no Witches, only Women
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There were no Witches, only Women

What does it mean to be a witch in 21st-century Europe? Our cross-border reportage tries to answer this question by looking for the granddaughters of the witches that Europe was never able to burn. The heroes of this part include the descendants of those persecuted during the Basque trials.
Ana Maria Luca
I Just Pray
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I Just Pray

What does it mean to be a witch in 21st-century Europe? Our new cross-border reportage tries to answer this question by looking for the granddaughters of the witches that Europe was never able to burn. The heroes of the first part include village healers from North-Eastern Poland.
Ada Petriczko
A Witch in Princess’s Robes
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A Witch in Princess’s Robes

French essayist and writer Mona Chollet talks about the history of witch hunts, how society is still patriarchal and oppressive, and why we need to convince women of their own value.
Paulina Małochleb
Women Who Know
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Women Who Know

The Kashubia region in northern Poland is home to the country’s last generation of witches. These women use their powers to cure and help people, as the grand-niece of one such witch finds out.
Stasia Budzisz