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Thomas Waters

Cursed Britain: A History of Witchcraft and Black Magic in Modern Times

Thomas Waters

Tuesday, 31 March 2020

6:00pm

1 hour

Oxford Martin School: Seminar Room

£7 - £12.50

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Historian Dr Thomas Waters says black magic is far from dead in the age of technology and information – it has persisted, changed and returned over the centuries, and it is now on the rise.

Waters, a specialist in the modern history of witchcraft and magic, looks at a time stretching from empire to today to explore the enduring power of ancient fears.  He says witchcraft is as diverse as modern Britain and finds a cast of cunning folk, cynical quacks, victims of witch-hunt and benevolent and sincere magical healers.

Waters is a lecturer in history at Imperial College London.

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