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1869, Ep. 165 with Rochelle Rojas, author of Bad Christians and Hanging Toads
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Learn more about Bad Christians and Hanging Toads (and use promo code 09POD to save 30%): https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501779718/bad-christians-and-hanging-toads/ Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/CnB_Cc_KV636TZN-ChfDW0A8OGw?utm_source=copy_url Rochelle Rojas is Assistant Professor of History at Kalamazoo College. We spoke to Rochelle about the inner logic of early modern European witchcraft trials, how accused witches were able to prove they were good, and not bad, Christians, and the surprising and prominent role that toads played in many of the witch accusations.
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Learn more about Bad Christians and Hanging Toads (and use promo code 09POD to save 30%): https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501779718/bad-christians-and-hanging-toads/ Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/CnB_Cc_KV636TZN-ChfDW0A8OGw?utm_source=copy_url Rochelle Rojas is Assistant Professor of History at Kalamazoo College. We spoke to Rochelle about the inner logic of early modern European witchcraft trials, how accused witches were able to prove they were good, and not bad, Christians, and the surprising and prominent role that toads played in many of the witch accusations.
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