Episode 191: Throwing Voices (ad-free)

One of the oldest and most common beliefs in the world is also the source of intense fear and debate. But there are historical events on record that make it difficult to trust everything we hear…no matter how terrifying they might be.

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Further Reading

1. Bailey, Michael D. Historical Dictionary of Witchcraft. Lanham: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2003.
2. Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Demons in World Religions and Cultures. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2012.
3. Davies, Owen. Witchcraft, Magic and Culture, 1736-1951. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1999.
4. The devil cast out : being an authentic narrative of facts respecting George Lukins, who was wonderfully delivered from an evil spirit, in the vestry-room of Temple Church, Bristol, on Friday, June 13, 1788. Basingstoke: Tickler and Chandler Printers, 1814. [Likely a reprint of: Easterbrook, Joseph, An Appeal to the Public Respecting George Lukins, Called the Yatton Demoniac (Bristol, 1788).]
5. Gibson, Marion. Possession, Puritanism and Print. London: Pickering & Chatto, 2006.
6. Guiley, Rosemary. The Encyclopedia of Witches and Witchcraft. New York: Facts on File, 1999.
7. Lucarelli, Rita. “Demons (benevolent and malevolent).” UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology 1, no. 1 (2010): pp. 1-10.
8. Mollmann, Bradley J. “Seeking the Supernatural: The Exorcisms of John Darrell and the Formation of an Orthodox Identity in Early Modern England.” MA diss., Miami University, 2010.
9. Rendell, Mike. “13th June 1778: the Exorcism of George Lukins.” Georgian Gentleman (blog), June 13, 2013.
10. Sheridan, Michael. “John Darrell: The Fake Exorcist of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.” Mike Sheridan – Researcher and Writer (blog), April 17, 2014. https://bakersfieldlad.wordpress.com/2014/04/17/john-darrell-the-fake-exorcist-of-mansfield-nottinghamshire/
11. Stott, Anne. Hannah More: The First Victorian. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003.