How Witches Looked in Medieval Art

Hans Baldung - The Witches Sabbath (1510 AD)

I recently visited the British Museum and enjoyed their Witches and Wicked Bodies exhibit which runs until January 11th, 2015. It displays art depicting witches from the middle ages up to the late nineteenth century. This post looks at a few late medieval interpretations of witches and the artists behind these works.

Nordic Witchcraft in Transition: Impotence, Heresy and Diabolism in 14th-century Bergen

Witches cooking in a cauldron

Within the orbit of witchcraft, what is the relationship between sexuality, heresy, and diabolism?

Reflections on The Malleus Maleficarum in Light of the Trial of Joan of Arc

The Malleus Maleficarum (1669)

Although Joan’s trial took place in France and The Malleus Maleficarum was published in Germany, they are suitable for comparison because this text became the definitive manual for witchcraft inquisitors across Europe.

Herbal healers and devil dealers: a study of healers and their gendered persecution in the medieval period

Witch

Herbal healers and devil dealers: a study of healers and their gendered persecution in the medieval period McPhee, Meghan Thesis: M.A., (History), California State University, Sacramento (2009) Abstract Long before written record, men and women have known the healing properties of herbs and medicinal arts have been practiced even before the first civilizations emerged. This ancient […]

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