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Witchcraft in Southern Italy

November 21, 2020 boneandsickle butchers, cannibalism, Catholicism, classical music, cunning folk, demons, diabolism, EPISODE, evil eye, fairies, fairy tales, folk customs, folk medicine, folk tales, folklore, horror, Italy, legends, magic, movies, murder, Naples, Stregoneria, superstition, witch trials, witchcraft, witches

In southern Italy, belief in witchcraft has a long history, much of it centering on the town of Benevento, about[…]

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The Plague Doctor Unmasked

April 1, 2020 boneandsickle Black Death, Carnival, death, EPISODE, folklore, history, horror, Italy, medicine, opera, plague, Venice

The figure of the masked plague doctor is an object of intense fascination but also the subject of much misinformation.[…]

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