Sociology Ruins Witchcraft

This episode looks at what we think of witches and witchcraft and how historically these concepts have been used for political and social repression. But there's also another definition of "witch." I'm joined by cultural anthropologist Ashley Scrivner as we talk about cultural practices and forms of knowledge that challenge Western thinking. Show notes: Arthur Miller, "Why I Wrote The Crucible": https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1996/10/21/why-i-wrote-the-crucible Exploring scientifically proven herbal aphrodisiacs: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3731873/ Matt Cummins on Bandcamp: https://mattcummins.bandcamp.com/ 

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The sociological imagination is great, but really, it ruins all your favorite things. This podcast, hosted by Matt Sedlar, takes a topic each month and explores it from a sociological perspective.