Louise Yeoman - A Brief Survey of the Scottish Witch Hunt

A Brief Survey of the Scottish Witch Hunt : Louise Yeoman

There may be Humanists who feel that witches and witchcraft has nothing to do with humanism, but it may not be so easy to dismiss a cultural phenomenon that is a shameful part of Scottish history. Would being a Humanist have been enough to have led to suspicion, would the mood of the times have led good people with or without religion to persecute others?

We are fortunate to have an expert to provide background and history at a time of year when tales of witches, enchanters and sorcerers flourish.

Louise Yeoman is co-director of the Survey of Scottish Witchcraft
https://witches.hca.ed.ac.uk/ and has published academically on the subject and produced the BBC podcast series 'Witch Hunt' https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p07rn38z

The meeting will be chaired by Cathy Crawford.

Please note that this is an online only meeting via Zoom. Once you RSVP, you will be provided with the link to the meeting. Just click on this link when it is time to join the meeting. You can also join the meeting using a Zoom account and the following details:
Meeting ID: 744 950 4423
Passcode: Humanists

We are arranging a "Humanist Pub Night" in the back room of The Kenilworth on Wednesday 6 November from 7pm onwards to allow people to meet together informally and discuss this topic. See separate Meetup for full details.