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The Real History of Witches and Witch Hunts
- Narrated by: Thomas Fudge
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
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Summary
Heralded as one of the world’s greatest scholars of scholars of late medieval religious heterodoxy, Thomas Fudge combines scholarly insight with great storytelling.
For centuries, the idea of witches living in our midst has enthralled us. How did this fascination develop? Why did it lead to the persecution of thousands of accused “witches,” most of them women? What does the history of witch hunts reveal about our identities and Western civilization at large?
Holding doctorates in both medieval history and theology, Prof. Fudge is the perfect guide for this audio course on witch-hunting. Under his tutelage, you will discover how a culture of paranoia developed, why those ideas appealed to men and women in the 16th and 17th centuries, and what effects linger even today. Throughout this 18-part series you will analyze primary sources to understand and contextualize the regulation, detection, and prosecution of alleged witchcraft.
By studying the medieval foundations for modern manifestations of witch-hunting - like McCarthyism - you will become more conscientious of the social dynamics of witch-hunts. As Prof. Fudge underscores, witches are a topic “used, misused, and abused.”
This course is part of the Learn25 collection and includes a free PDF study guide.
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- Olga S.
- 01-07-20
Difficult to listen to at times
Great content, but absolutely robotic reading. Difficult to listen to without drifting off. I feel a bit sorry for his students.
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- Giddy Gilbert
- 20-06-23
Excellent Book
A comprehensive but not exhausted study of Witchcraft Mania which tainted Western Europe with blood and horror. The author is unbiased and objective which is rare. The narration is perfectly engaging and reminded me of many live lectures attended in person. This book touches upon variances in explanations for causal factors of the witch hunts and acts like an introduction. By analogy; the comparison with problems in modern politics reminds that we have resolved nothing and failed to transcend our errors despite the fact that Some studies dissociate the past.
The descriptions in the book are quite horrible. The author does give warning though and doesn’t indulge. I look forward to more by the author…
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- Anonymous User
- 25-10-21
Scholarly and horrifying
I found it upsetting at times. The author spares you the worst, but it's still very grisly here and there. I defy anyone not to be moved by the plight of the Pappenheim family.
It's very well presented, easy to follow, yet scholarly. It covers heresy, the law and processes. Considering it's quite short it covers a lot of ground. Very good.
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- Ute
- 23-09-23
Thought provoking
Very thorough handling of the subject, though provoking and very illuminating. It reminded me of my undergraduate studies. The speaker is occasionally stumbling over words and speaks slowly, but I didn’t mind that as his thought processes and explanations were good and I could follow the lectures. Particularly interesting subject for me as one of my ancestors was accused to be a witch.
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- Mark J Estcourt
- 05-06-23
Bigoted view forced apoun it's reader
I do dislike when a bigoted view of an academic is forced into their work and appear smug about doing
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- Jessica L.
- 10-04-24
The most boring voice
I was really looking forward to this audiobook but the man’s voice is so boring I don’t remember anything he said. I had to delete the book after 30 minutes. Shame.
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