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Sunday, January 8, 2012

Debating Witchcraft: Early Modern Europe And Contemporary Africa

Below is a Yale University lecture on witchcraft in early modern England. It has intriguing implications for our understanding of witchcraft in contemporary Africa. As you listen to it, try to see how the understanding of witchcraft in early modern Europe is similar to that of contemporary Africa. Also listen for why witchcraft accusations spiked and why they declined in certain periods. The lecture is 46 minutes.

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