Witchcraft is a dramatic journey through t hirteen witch trials across history\, some famous&mdash\;like the Salem wi tch trials&mdash\;and some lesser-known: on Vardø\; island\, Norway\ , in the 1620s\, where an indigenous Sami woman was accused of murder\; in France in 1731\, during the country&rsquo\;s last witch trial\, where a y oung woman was pitted against her confessor and cult leader\; in Pennsylva nia in 1929 where a magical healer was labelled a &ldquo\;witch&rdquo\;\; in Lesotho in 1948\, where British colonial authorities executed local lea ders. Exploring how witchcraft became feared\, decriminalized\, reimagined \, and eventually reframed as gendered persecution\, \;Witchcraft \;takes on the intersections between gender and power\, indigenous spiritu ality and colonial rule\, and political conspiracy and individual resistan ce.
\nOffering a vivid\, compelling\, and dramatic story\, unspoolin g through centuries\, about the men and women who were accused&mdash\;some of whom survived their trials\, and some who did not&mdash\;Witchcraft&nb sp\;empowers the people who were and are victimized and marginalized\, giv ing a voice to those who were silenced by history.
\nThis program is in partnership with Ashland Public Library.
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