Lecture, Barnard's Inn Hall, Wednesday, 5 Jun 2024 - 18:00
Witch-Hunting in European and World History

This lecture confronts the worldwide phenomenon of the persecution of suspected witches, now a serious, contemporary problem condemned by the UN in 2021.
It will show what has been unusual about Europe in this global pattern, and why the notorious early modern witch hunts there commenced and ended.
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