Witchcraft and Margaret Murray
Margaret Murray was the first woman to lecture in archaeology at University College London where she worked from 1898 to 1935. Elsa Richardson discusses her work on folklore.
From unwrapping Egyptian mummies to her theories about witch trials and the influence of her 1921 book The Witch-Cult in Western Europe on Wicca beliefs: Margaret Murray's career comes under the spotlight as Matthew Sweet is joined by New Generation Thinker Elsa Richardson, literary scholars Allan Kilner-Johnson and Georgia van Raalte, and historian of witchcraft Ronald Hutton.
Producer: Luke Mulhall
You might also be interested in the Free Thinking discussions on Magic with Kate Laity, Chris Gosden, Jessica Gossling and John Tresch /programmes/m000kvss
On Witchcraft, Werewolves and Writing the Devil with Jenni Fagan. Salena Godden, Tabitha Stanmore and Daniel Ogden /programmes/m000r5hk
Enchantment, Witches and Woodlands hearing from Marie Darrieussecq, Zoe Gilbert, Lisa Mullen and Dafydd Daniel /programmes/m0000qkl
Image: Margaret Murray 1908
Image credit: Manchester Museum archives
Last on
More episodes
Previous
Broadcast
- Thu 9 Dec 2021 22:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
Featured in...
New Generation Thinkers—Free Thinking
From prison breaks to VR dinosaurs: insights from the AHRC & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's scheme for academics.
Women in the world—Free Thinking
Free thinking explores women's lives and issues.
Modernism—Free Thinking
What does it mean for books, music, architecture, philosophy, and art around the world?
Prose and Poetry—Free Thinking
Fact, fiction, key authors and contemporary voices from around the world
Landmarks—Free Thinking, Landmark: The Tin Drum
Key films, books, TV, plays, art: 1001 Nights – 2001 A Space Odyssey, Jane Austen - Jaws
Discussions and talks from the Free Thinking Festival 2019
Click to listen to discussions, talks and music as the Free Thinking Festival 2019 Gets Emotional
CLICK to LISTEN & SEE programmes from the Free Thinking Festival 2018: The One & the Many
CLICK to LISTEN & SEE all programmes, images, clips & features from 2017's festival
Free Thinking Festival 2017: The Speed of Life