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Bottled Spirits: Imps, Devils, Ghosts

August 1, 2020 boneandsickle Aeolus, antiquity, bottled spirits, EPISODE, exorcism, folk customs, folk tales, folklore, gothic literature, Greek myth, Grimm, Hebrew mythology, history, Homer, Ireland, literature, magic, manuscripts, Middle Ages, mythology, Oddysey, Romanticism, Satan, Scotland, witch bottles, witchcraft, witches

Western tales of bottled spirits, imps, devils, and even ghosts are largely borrowed from the Islamic and Jewish legends of jinn[…]

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The Jinn

July 20, 2020 boneandsickle demons, Devil, diabolism, EPISODE, folk customs, folklore, history, horror, King Solomon, legends, literature, magic, movies, mythology, The Arabian Nights

They Arabic mythology of the jinn is, not surprisingly, quite different than what you might glean from Western pop culture. Films[…]

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Patreon Updates and Additions

June 29, 2020 boneandsickle folklore

We’re freshening up the rewards offered via our Patreon page. Beginning in July, we’re adding additional streaming podcast content for[…]

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