Witches and witch trials remain a source of enduring curiosity. Julie Stone Peters, H. Gordon Garbedian Professor of English ...

There are still many misconceptions and stereotypes when it comes to witchcraft. Namely, people believe all modern witchcraft ...

The sage-related ritual of “smudging,” an Indigenous ceremony popular among modern witches for cleansing a person or place of negative energy, “is not a Jewish practice,” she said.

What is the 'modern' version of a witch hunt? As was the case in Salem, modern witch hunts involve the trial and persecution of people who have been accused of witchcraft. The hunts can often ...

As followers of a movement called Wicca, these modern day witches don’t worship the Devil, or perform animal or human sacrifices, but instead celebrate nature. A witch doctor, or ojha ...

Wicca often involves the ritual practice of magic and its founder, Gardner, is considered the “father of modern witchcraft.” ...

One store owner, who requested not to be identified, agreed to discuss the prevalence of modern-day witchcraft in the state. However, the conversation abruptly ended when Bagnall’s resolution ...