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Beyond the fairy tales, mythical stories and stereotypes, there are many ways to be a witch.
If a friend seems to be immune to your spooky, ghost story this Halloween, ask them if they can see the story unfold in their mind’s eye.
Early exposure to everyday math at home predicts children’s school mathematics outcomes.
From devil to potion to miracle drug, chocolate’s arrival in Europe was a wild ride.
From the indie to the blockbuster, Halloween viewing recommendations whatever your taste.
Today viewers may be preoccupied by the methods used by spirit photographers, but spirit photographs had a notable impact on the bereaved who commissioned the portraits.
Halloween, with its mix of the macabre and the playful, provides a moment to reflect on how closely life and death are interwoven – especially in the COVID era.
Peatlands have been central to how northern European folklore has explored fear and a sense of the supernatural for hundreds of years. Their persistence is also key to slowing down climate change.
Witch trials relied on a medieval text called the “Malleus Maleficarum” – a book this reference librarian can hold in her hands.
Samhain will be particularly poignant this year for Wiccans who are members or veterans of the US military as they process the end of the 20-year war in Afghanistan.
Scent and magic have been entwined in our imaginations for centuries – right up to today’s witch-inspired perfumes.
There’s no need to pull out the candy catapult this year, but a few reasonable precautions can keep COVID-19 transmissions in check.
The past century’s vampires have often been a bit dashing, even romantic. That’s not how the myth started out.
Whether you pay tax on your Halloween treat supply depends on which state you live in and how it defines candy.
A tale of vampirism would have been shocking to readers at the time if was published, not because of its monsters, but its politics.
A year ago, face masks were a rarity in Australia. But social researchers say there is evidence of a growing acceptance of this simple object.
The role of witches in society relates directly to the role of women in society. And during times of social upheaval and changes, witches represent access to women’s power.
As the U.S. election approaches, various groups have mobilized to vote. But witches have taken it a little further, organizing online spellcasting meet-ups to engage in magical resistance.
For members of the minority religion of Wicca and witchcraft – part of contemporary paganism – Halloween is not just a children’s holiday: It is both a celebration and acceptance of death.
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Associate Professor of Research, University of Hertfordshire
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Cornelia H. Dudley Professor of Psychology, Knox College
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Associate Professor of Sociology, Middlebury
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Associate Professor of Law, University of Richmond
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Affliated Scholar at the Women's Studies Research Center, Brandeis University
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Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing, Purdue University
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Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Cognitive and Parapsychology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
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Reader in Applied Cognitive Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor of Anthropology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Postdoctoral researcher, The Open University
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Associate lecturer, University of West London
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Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of Delaware
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Professor of Gothic Studies, Bath Spa University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Neuroscience, University of Sussex
