Abstract The scope of Early Modern Demonology is universal, for the perceived threat devil omnipresent, stretching through time and space. This article examines various utilizations description central south American indigenous peoples in demonological discourse. By means three closely related examples, I will demonstrate discursive conflation deviant behavior Europe America comparisons transfe...

ABSTRACT The witches'-broom disease, caused by the basidiomycete Crinipellis perniciosa, is the most limiting factor for cacao cultivation in Brazil. Trichoderma stromaticum is a mycoparasite of the witches'-broom pathogen of cacao that is currently being applied in the field to manage the disease in Bahia State, Brazil. In this work, molecular and traditional methods were used to study the gen...

Accused witches in early modern England were predominantly female, with historians often connecting the witches’ gender to these accusations. However, a small but substantial number of males also accused witchcraft. This has sparked debate discourse community over whether plays role witchcraft accusations against males. In their respective articles, scholars Millar and Kent both ask how ordinar...

OBJECTIVE The persecution of children as witches has received widespread reportage in the international mass media. In recent years, hundreds of children have been killed, maimed and abandoned across Africa based on individual and village-level accusations of witchcraft. Despite the media focus, to date, very little systematic study has investigated the phenomenon. In this case study, the perse...