Ep 3: The Unquiet Dead & witchcraft and religion

A TARDIS of One’s Own

A visit to Cardiff in 1869 goes awry as the dead go walking and only a woman who can talk with spirits can help. Crack out the ouija board, cause we're taking this opportunity to talk about the double standard between witchcraft and religion.

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Here's the reference list for this ep:

Thinking with Saints: Sanctity and Society in the Early Modern World - Simon Ditchfield (Critical Inquiry)

Witches, Saints, and Heretics: Heinrich Kramer’s Ties with Italian Women Mystics - Tamar Herzig (Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft)

A History of Magic and Witchcraft: Sabbats, Satan and Superstitions in the West - Frances Timbers (Book)

A very brief history of witches - Suzannah Lipscomb (History Extra)

The witches they weren't able to burn - Susan Hyatt (Blog)

Season of the witch: why young women are flocking to the ancient craft - Sady Doyle (The Guardian)

Lessons from the other realm: Being a male witch in 2019 is complicated - Douglas Greenwood (Dazed Digital)

Trans/figuring the witch: On JK Rowling and the TERF mystique - J. Inscoe (Linguistic Society of America)