During the Middle Ages, cats had a bad reputation because they were associated with witchcraft and paganism, which meant they were often treated with suspicion. Still, some medieval records ...

may be properly considered a late survival of “Medieval witchcraft.” Specifically, two men and eight women members of the cult were convicted of having entered the oratory of a priest ...

So how come this image of evil women practising magic - witches - came about? This talk will use feminist approaches to the past to explore medieval changes in ideas about magic, gender ...