Anti-Witches I: The Benandanti and the Inquisition in Renaissance Italy – Italian History Dead Ideas: The History of Extinct Thoughts and Practices

Happy Halloween! This new series is related to witches but not witches - it's the Anti-Witches! What was up with the Benandanti of Renaissance Italy? Why did they use fennel stalks to fight witches armed with sorghum sticks? And what did the Inquisition have to do with it? All this and more today on Dead Ideas! And be sure to review us so you can get your picture drawn in the historical time period and culture of your choosing!

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