Margaret Murray, Witchcraft and Murder - Episode 58

Today we talk about murder most fowl and about Margaret Murray's investigations into what she thought might be motive by witchcraft. We talk about Murray's research into witch cults and how that research influenced what we know as modern Wicca practices.

Links

Corrections First:

It's not King Phillips War (that's earlier) it was King Williams War that is believed to have kicked off Salem. That idea is outlined in the book In The Devil's Snare, which I have linked belowThe bad journalist was not Robert McCormick, it was Donald McCormick, link below

Now Notes!

Books by MurrayWitch Cult in Western Europe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Witch-Cult_in_Western_Europehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch-cult_hypothesishttp://www.sacred-texts.com/pag/wcwe/Sir Flinders Petriehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flinders_Petrie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Edwardshttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums/petrie/about/historyMurray Egypthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osireion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Murray https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/the-forgotten-egyptologist-and-first-wave-feminist-who-invented-wiccaRonald Huttonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Huttonhttp://paganwiccan.about.com/od/recommendedreading/p/Professor-Ronald-Hutton.htmTriumph of the Moonhttps://www.amazon.com/Triumph-Moon-History-Modern-Witchcraft/dp/0192854496https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Triumph_of_the_MoonGerald GardnerWitchcraft Todayhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witchcraft_TodayCharles LelandAradiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aradiahttp://www.sacred-texts.com/pag/aradia/James George FrazierGolden Boughhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Boughhttp://www.sacred-texts.com/pag/frazer/?Lovecraft and MurrayThe Festivalhttp://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/f.aspxThe Call of Cthulhuhttp://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/fiction/cc.aspxCommonplace Bookhttps://www.wired.com/2011/07/h-p-lovecrafts-commonplace-book/ Owen Davies video on later witch trialshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWquza-Ax4wCharles Walton murderDonald McCormickhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_McCormickThe Case that Foiled Fabianhttps://www.amazon.com/Case-that-Foiled-Fabian-Witchcraft/dp/0752493574http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-29604413Bella and the Wych Elm BBChttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/is-this-the-bella-in-the-wych-elm-unravelling-the-mystery-of-the-skull-found-in-a-tree-trunk-8546497.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_put_Bella_in_the_Wych_Elm%3FFabian of the Yardhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabian_of_the_YardLe Sorcier (Trois Freres)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sorcerer_(cave_art)Cerunnoshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CernunnosGundestrup Cauldronhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gundestrup_cauldronSalem and larger panicKing Williams Warhttp://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-salem-witch-trials-175162489/?no-istIn the Devil’s Snarehttps://www.amazon.com/Devils-Snare-Salem-Witchcraft-Crisis/dp/0375706909Imbolchttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ImbolcRevocation of the Witchcraft Acthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witchcraft_Act_1735Curse of the Demonhttp://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1xd6p8_night-of-the-demon-1957_shortfilmsCasting of the Runeshttp://www.hypnogoria.com/html/castingtherunes.htmlDana Andrews and Margaret Murrayhttp://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-actor-dana-andrews-kisses-margaret-murray-69301405.htmlGerald Gardner and Ronald Hutton documentaryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQbdXCoxC14Computer science and gender studyhttp://www.npr.org/sections/money/2014/10/21/357629765/when-women-stopped-codingContactEmail us at ArchyFantasies@gmail.comFollow us on Twitter at @Archyfantasies and find us on FaceBook. 

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