E1 - Folk Medicine: Witchcraft and Science Combined

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Through the Blackthorn Arch

Hearth Witch

11 episodes

2 weeks ago

Take a dive into the folktales, faery lore and ghostly encounters of the British Isles with HearthWitch.

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Take a dive into the folktales, faery lore and ghostly encounters of the British Isles with HearthWitch.

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E1 - Folk Medicine: Witchcraft and Science Combined

Through the Blackthorn Arch

20 minutes 39 seconds

4 years ago

E1 - Folk Medicine: Witchcraft and Science Combined

For the first episode, I wanted to touch on a gruesome and often forgotten practice, folk medicine. Where we combined early medicine, superstition and witchcraft together to form a grotesque form of medical treatment, often causing more harm than good.

If you would like to watch this episode, it can be found on Youtube: https://youtu.be/CzlLcPV6Ga8

For more information:

Folklore Thursday - Passing Through and Under: http://folklorethursday.com/folklife/passing-through-under-a-ritual-healing-in-england/Historic UK - Folk Remedies: https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Folk-Remedies/