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Sociology Ruins Witchcraft

Oct 01, 202137 minSeason 1Ep. 5
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Episode description

This episode looks at what we think of witches and witchcraft and how historically these concepts have been used for political and social repression. But there's also another definition of "witch." I'm joined by cultural anthropologist Ashley Scrivner as we talk about cultural practices and forms of knowledge that challenge Western thinking.

Show notes:

Arthur Miller, "Why I Wrote The Crucible": https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1996/10/21/why-i-wrote-the-crucible

Exploring scientifically proven herbal aphrodisiacs: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3731873/

Matt Cummins on Bandcamp: https://mattcummins.bandcamp.com/ 

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