Culture
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Speech, Sexuality, and Witchcraft in Modern Scotland
In 1671, Janet McMuldroch and Elspeth Thomson were both arrested and tried for the serious crime of witchcraft in Dumfries,…
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The Esoteric and Occult Appeal of Neopaganism
Modern paganism is deeply embedded in esotericism, in particular in its nineteenth- and twentieth-century manifestations as romanticism and occultism.
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Occultism and Philosophy in the Seventeenth-Century
Heroes of the seventeenth-century philosophical yet scientific revolution were themselves occultists thought to be rescuing the human mind.
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Exposing Mediumship in Nineteenth-Century America
An overview and open debate about spiritualism played an essential role in the shaping of sceptical perspectives in nineteenth-century America.
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Rebirth of the Gothic in the Metropolitan Legends
Apart from the historical and artistic meanings of the term, Gothic suggests the new and the different in popular culture.
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The Lancashire Witchcraft Stories and Trials of 1612
The well tower at Lancaster Castle where the witches were imprisoned waiting for trial, centuries-old even then, looms over the…
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An Historical Outline of the Concept “Grotesque”
Exploring the grotesque in more recent fiction, which has therefore been treated in a less comprehensive way than was planned…
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American Myths, Legends, and Tall Tales of Zombies
Myths are understood as ways in which cultures interpret mysteries of the cosmos and of life, and then impart these…
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The “Monstrous” Phenomena and Monumental Crime
The most gripping and recurrent visualizations of the “monstrous” in the media and film lay the most repressed fantasies and…
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The Age of Psychological Serial Violent Murder
Despite technological and societal advances, crimes of an inexplicably violent nature still permeate contemporary civilizations throughout the world.
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The Development of Stained Glass in Gothic Cathedrals
Stained glass is arguably one of the most important aspects of Gothic cathedrals as its popularity rose, mainly during the…
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Torture Museums Exhibiting Historical, Cultural Cruelty
The field of memory and history of torture and cruel punishment is not free from the epistemic divisions that characterize…
