Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Join Lesley Jones and professors from the History Department at the University of North Georgia as they explore the history of witches during this spooky special by the Northeast Georgia History Center.

This program addresses why women faced more persecution than men, the misconception of witchcraft in the Middle Ages, whether the Reformation triggered the witch hunts, and how witchcraft was dealt with in colonial Latin America. This documentary focuses on witches across Europe and the Americas, beginning with Ancient Greece and its Goddesses, and ending with the contemporary witch.

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Keywords for this program:
Ancient Persian Magic
Ancient Witch Beliefs
Cultural Evolution
Early Modern Witch Hunts
Hekate Greek Goddess
Heinrich Kramer
King James I Witchcraft
Magic
Malleus Maleficarum
Medieval Witchcraft
Pendle Witch Trials
Salem Witch Trials
Sprenger Witchcraft
Theodosian Code
Wicca and Witchcraft Origins
Witch Archetype
Witch Hunts in Europe
Witch Stereotypes
Witch Trials
Witchcraft Acts England
Witchcraft and Astrology
Witchcraft and Christianity
Witchcraft and Gender Roles
Witchcraft and Legal History
Witchcraft History
Witches
Witches in Ancient Greece
Witches in Greek Mythology
Witches in Popular Culture
Witchcraft Persecution
Zoroastrianism and Magic