Overview of the Book “Witchcraft Mythologies and Persecutions,” edited by Éva Pócs and Gábor Klaniczay, takes a deep look at the history, culture, and social aspects of witchcraft
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The Academic Study of European Witchcraft: Insights from Carlo Ginzburg’s The Night Battles. An Agrarian-based pre-Christian substrate in European Ethnography?
Understanding Carlo Ginzburg’s The Night Battles Carlo Ginzburg is a renowned Italian historian and a pioneer in the field of microhistory, a method that focuses on detailed studies of small,
Hexenkunde Review: The Anglo Saxon 9 Herbs Charm
The Nine Herbs Charm (Nigon Wyrta Galdor) is an Old English healing spell that combines herbal medicine, pre-Christian as well as Christian mythology, and is highly relevant to
Hexenkunde Book Review: The Merseburg Charms (Merseburger Zaubersprüche)
Understanding the Merseburg Charms: A Glimpse into Continental Germanic Pagan Traditions What Are the Merseburg Charms? The Merseburg Charms (Merseburger Zaubersprüche) are two rare Old High German incantations
Hexenkunde Book Review: The Malleus Maleficarum (Hammer of the Witches) by Heinrich Kramer (1487).
The Context of Witchcraft accusations The Malleus Maleficarum (The Hammer of Witches), written by Heinrich Kramer, first appeared in 1487 in Speyer, Germany. This was a time of dramatic
Hexenkunde Book Review: Margaret Murray: The Witch-Cult in Western Europe: A Study in Anthropology (1921)
Margaret Murray (1863–1963) was a British Egyptologist, folklorist, and anthropologist who became a controversial figure in the study of European witchcraft. Initially known for her work in archaeology, Murray
Norse Seiðr Magic: Is It Shamanism?
Introduction to Shamanistic Components in Old Norse Tradition Many recent studies have focused on the possibility of shamanistic components in the Old Icelandic and Old Norse tradition and
The role of the Goddess Brigid in the pagan celebration of Imbolc: Christian Saint or Pagan Deity?
From the Hexenkunde Magazine Winter issue 2022/23. In the pagan Gaelic Irish calendar the festival of Imbolc marks the beginning of Spring. It was also known as Oimelg
A history of Odin: Is the Norse pagan God Odin a Shaman Or Sun-God? (Magazine Excerpt)
This article has been written for and was published in the Hexenkunde Winter 2022/23 Magazine. In Norse Mythology, Odin (or Woutan in Old High German) is the Chief
Frau Perchta and The Wild Hunt: A brief Introduction
Much has been written about the alpine Frau Perchta within the recent years. Early folklorists suspected that she may have been a pagan goddess, similar to the greek