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SOURCE: Boston Review
10/29/2020
When Democracy Ails, Magic Thrives
by Samuel Clowes-Huneke
A new book by historian Monica Black suggests that the irrational was never absent from the postwar order—and, moreover, that florid eruptions of mystical thinking often accompany periods of extreme political upheaval.
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SOURCE: History.com
10/19/2020
Why Do Witches Ride Brooms? The History Behind the Legend
The image of the broom-riding witch originated in symbols of religous heresy and rumors of occult rituals. But most of the records come from religious inquisitors and are not necessarily reliable.
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The Strange Legacy of the Weird Fascination with the Occult in the 60s and 70s
by George Case
It’s made our politics much more susceptible to irrationality.
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