Researching the History of Witchcraft and Magic – WORKSHOP

• Workshop
• Symposia & Seminars
• External events

Book Now via: https://www.history.ac.uk/events/researching-history-witchcraft-and-magic

This online research training session will introduce participants to a wealth of resources available for researching the histories of witchcraft and magic.

This session will cover:

• Digital humanities approaches to researching Victorian witchcraft and the development of modern paganism.
• Introduction to the Warburg Library’s magic and science collections, with a case study on Renaissance magic, alchemy, and divinity.
• Introduction to SHL’s magic, occult, and paranormal collections, with a case study on the Harry Price collection.
• Introduction to the IHR Library’s collections, with a case study on Latin American/Caribbean witchcraft.
• How to use the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH), with a focus on witchcraft and magic in religion and entertainment.