A case re-opened: the science and folklore of a ‘Witch’s Ladder

This article retraces the process by which a feathered rope, discovered in the roof of a house in Somerset, came to be displayed as a ‘Witch’s Ladder’ in a glass case showing ‘Magic and Witchcraft’ at the Pitt Rivers Museum. This ‘retracing’ has revealed a set of alternative associations that the fe...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of material culture 2010-09, Vol.15 (3), p.302-322
1. Verfasser:	Wingfield, Chris
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Evidence Folklore Magic Magic & magicians Material culture Museum objects Museums Network analysis Oral communication Science Witchcraft
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