Rowan & Pine: A Spooky Folklore & Mythology Podcast Emily & Niamh

Hey Piners! We have a reduced schedule coming up for the time being while we grapple with some real life stuff. Hopefully you'll stick with us every First Wednesday!
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We have our first special guest! The hilarious Melina joins us to help us learn all about Mexican Witchcraft, AKA Brujeria. In this episode we talk about how the colonisation of Mexico by Catholic invaders forced indigenous beliefs on to the fringes of acceptable society until it became an act of resistance. Today, Brujeria is, for many, a form of reclamation of culture. Many thanks again to Melina for giving us her insight and such a fascinating episode!
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Intro Clip from Mexican Witchcraft by Nat Geo (Fair Use, we own nothing)
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Niamh is in continental Africa this week with a very broad overview of post-colonial witchcraft and how it has endured to the present day. Please adhere to content warnings and take care of yourself! We finish off with a case study of Azande witchcraft :)
Intro clip from "Witchcraft Among the Azande" by John Ryle from the Disappearing Worlds documentary series, originally broadcast 1981. Fair use, we own nothing.
Sources:
Witchcraft - African Beliefs, Practices, & History | BritannicaUnderstanding Witchcraft in a Continuously Evolving Society: An Introduction Egodi Uchendu, Elizabeth Onogwu and Chukwuemeka AgboGhana witch camps: Widows' lives in exile - BBC NewsAbuse of child 'witches' on rise, aid group says - CNN.comhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/malawiMalice in Malawi: A Case Study in Modern Witchcraft Accusations | Center for InquiryAlbinism in Africa | OHCHRModernity's Failings, Political Claims, and Intermediate ConceptsLYNN M. THOMAS The American Historical Review, Vol. 116, No. 3 (JUNE 2011), pp. 727-740 (14 pages)Reconsidering Witchcraft: Postcolonial Africa and Analytic (Un)Certainties Todd Sanders American Anthropologist, Vol. 105, No. 2 (Jun., 2003), pp. 338-352 (15 pages)Trends and Challenges of Traditional Medicine in Africa - Ali Arazeem AbdullahiWitchcraft, Oracles, and Magic Among the Azande | work by Evans-Pritchard | BritannicaAzande (ucla.edu)Azande | Encyclopedia.comC O N T A C T U S :
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Niamh Is back in Europe this episode with a scene-setting of how we went from folk magic and healing to mass execution. We focus on Scotland, England, Ireland and Germany. Lots of justified slamming of weak murderous men and a little tour of the criminal justice system.
Additional sounds by Pixabay, voice acting from Eleven Labs.
Sources:
The history of witches in Britain (historic-uk.com)The Survey of Scottish Witchcraft (ed.ac.uk)England’s Witch Trials Were Lawful | Smart News| Smithsonian MagazinePossessed By the Devil: The Real History of the Islandmagee Witches - Andrew SneddonCrimes without Criminals: Witchcraft and Its Control in Renaissance Europe Elliott P. Currie, Law & Society Review Vol. 3, No. 1 (Aug., 1968), pp. 7-32 (26 pages)The Flying Phallus and the Laughing Inquisitor: Penis Theft in the "Malleus Maleficarum" Moira Smith“Wicked Practises and Sorcerye”: Cunning Folk, Witch Trials, and the Tragedy of Joan Flower and Her Daughters - DIG (digpodcast.org)Magic and Superstition in Europe: A Concise History from Antiquity to the ...By Michael D. BaileyWitchcraft and Evidence in Early Modern England on JSTOREngland’s Witch Trials Were Lawful | Smart News| Smithsonian MagazineHalloween Special - The Lancashire Witches (storiesofbritain.com)The Flying Phallus and the Laughing Inquisitor: Penis Theft in the "Malleus Maleficarum" on JSTORThe Pursuit of Reality: Recent Research into the History of Witchcraft on JSTORWho Were the Witches? The Social Roles of the Accused in the European Witch Trials -Richard A. HorsleyC O N T A C T U S :
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Emily's episode this week is about the roots of Norse Witchcraft!. From seiðr, galdr, and Runic magic, we learn about what makes such a fascinating mythology tick! Did you know Odin was a poet?
Sources:
https://norsemythologist.com/norse-magic/#:~:text=The%20three%20types%20of%20basic,enemies%2C%20or%20protect%20in%20battle.
https://norse-mythology.org/concepts/magic/
https://folklife.si.edu/magazine/swedish-witch-trials-dark-heritage
https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/havamal.html
Additional sounds by Pixabay, voice acting from Eleven Labs.
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First Pine Cones of 2024, witches!
Niamh gets to nerd out over the Brehon Legal system, the Celtic civil law system which preceded the Common law. This is an Episode 30 outtake, so if you were just getting into it, there's an hour of that waiting for you!
All the credit to the sources below:
Brehon law: Medieval Sex Magic to Divorce https://www.irishhistorypodcast.ie/interviews/brehon-law%3A-medieval-sex-magic-to-divorcehttps://loraobrien.ie/medieval-marriage-in-ireland/https://www.irishhistorypodcast.ie/interviews/brehon-law%3A-medieval-sex-magic-to-divorceTalks to us:
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