Join Lisa Marmur and Sarah Drummond as they explore the intersection of politics and witchcraft.
They discuss how political power has historically clashed with witchcraft, the continuing presence of spirituality and the supernatural in politics today, and how the term "witch hunt" is often misused in modern discourse.
Sarah and Lisa also perform their first spell together, calling upon Justice in these challenging times. Plus, they share some listener mail, a theory about the bibliomancy discussed in episode two.
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With special thanks this week to Eddie for writing in with her fan theory and Starhawk for her Spell for Justice.
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Citations for Who, What Witch, Where:
Adolfsson, J., Banik, D., & Dulani, B. (2024). Power, Politics, and the Supernatural: Exploring the Role of Witchcraft Beliefs in Governance for Development. Forum for Development Studies, 51(3), 389-410. Link
Federici, Silvia. Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Women. (1986)
Kowalewski, Mary. Witches, Rebels, and Resistance in Modern Witchcraft. Feminist Studies Journal (2017)
Matamoros, Cristina Bellan, Meet the witches claiming to fight corruption in Romania with spells and magic, Euro News (2019)
Miller, Madeline Cursed: From Circe to Clinton—Why Women Are Cast as Witches The Guardian (2018)
Pendle, George. Witchcraft and the Creation of the Modern World. (2000)
Purkiss, Diane. The Witch in History: Early Modern and Twentieth-Century Representations. (1996)
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