Witchcraft

How accusations of witchcraft ended women brewers' influence over the beer industry

The history of beer points to a not-so-magical legacy of transatlantic slander and gender roles.

Woman accused of witchcraft, beaten to death in Bihar’s Nawada; four arrested, search underway for others

A 50-year-old woman was allegedly beaten to death in Bihar on Tuesday by villagers, who accused her of practicing witchcraft, police said

Amitav Ghosh on Gun Island, the theme of technology-as-magic, and why nothing is 'just a story'

Amitav Ghosh, who recently won the Jnanpith Award, talks about the themes in his latest book Gun Island, the link between human and animal modes of communication and technology's potential to function as witchcraft

In Jharkhand’s tribal areas, toothless laws against ‘witch hunting’ hand land mafias tool to target female landowners

"The biggest reason for branding a woman a witch is land grabbing," said Sanjay Mishra, a social activist in Jharkhand who has worked closely with victims of witch hunting.

Family of four found buried on top of each other in Kerala's Idukki district; police suspects witchcraft

Bodies of four members of a family were on Wednesday found stacked on top of each other and buried in a pit in the backyard of their house in the Idukki district

Witch-hunts on the rise in Jharkhand: Govt gears up awareness campaign; land grab behind most cases

Jharkhand has been on top when it comes to the number of people killed for practising alleged witchcraft for four consecutive years between 2013 and 2016.

Tribal couple tied to tree, beaten up by villagers in Odisha on suspicion of 'practicing witchcraft'

A tribal couple was allegedly tied to a tree and beaten up by a group of villagers on the suspicion that they practised witchcraft at Madhupur in Odisha

Rare 17th century manuscript on England's witchcraft trial up for sale in London fair

A rare copy of a manuscript detailing a 17th century witchcraft trial in England's North Yorkshire county is up for sale, priced at 7,500 pounds, at the rare book and art Ink Fair in London.

UN drones carrying blood samples and medicines confused for attack drones in Africa

At first, the drone took some explaining. Anxious villagers buzzed with rumours of a new blood-sucking thing that would fly above their homes. Witchcraft, some said.

Beloved Witch: Ipsita Roy Chakraverti on being India's most famous Wiccan, and witchcraft

India's foremost Wiccan priestess Ipsita Roy Chakraverti talks of witchcraft and feminism