As part of its Women’s History Month coverage, The National Interest is publishing a multi-part series honoring some of ...

Willow Winsham's new book on witches, past and present, offers a fun, fast, well researched historical summary that is also a ...

Folk magic goes by many names in the Appalachian Mountains: root work, granny magic, kitchen witchery, Braucherei, witchcraft ...

The black, red, gray and pink design honors the thousands of individuals—mostly women—who were persecuted under the Scottish Witchcraft Act ...

We dive deep into an exploration of the associations between queer women and witchcraft throughout the centuries.

The Night Witches—an all-female Soviet bomber regiment—struck terror into Nazi forces during World War II. Their daring missions and unmatched bravery made them legends of the sky. This is their ...

Witches are very rarely featured as antagonists in horror games, but when they do make an appearance, they are almost always ...

A new Scottish tartan has been designed to honor the thousands of individuals — mostly women — who were executed between 1563 and 1736 under Scotland’s Witchcraft Act. The Witches of Scotland tartan ...

The most recognizable example in the United States is the Salem Witch Trials of 1692-1693. Over 200 people were accused, resulting in19 hangings–including 14 women. In Scotland, however ...

A 62-year-old Adivasi woman in Assam was critically injured after being assaulted by a mob on suspicion of witchcraft, ...