# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The History of Witchcraft & Women: Magic, rituals & the patriarchy
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 30 Sep, 2026 at 07:30 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: Journey into the fascinating history of witchcraft and its connections to femininity and feminism. Followed by Q&A.

The word ‘witch’ – what does it conjure for you? Do you immediately have an image of a hat, broomstick and cat, or an old, warty woman who entraps children in her gingerbread house? Or do you see a young, empowered healer who is targeted simply for being different? Whatever you’re thinking, the unifying feature is probably that the witch is female. But why? How did this stereotype come about?

Join Tabitha Stanmore as she explores the evolution of the image of the witch, and asks why witchcraft has become so bound up with femininity. The answer isn’t as simple as you might think: even at the very height of the witch trials in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, witchcraft was never a solely female crime.

In this unique talk, we will look at the different kinds of magic that were practised in the past – from diabolical harm to fortune-telling, and summoning fairies to necromancy – and consider the different kinds of people who did it. We’ll pick apart some witchcraft icons -  like the pointy hat - and trace their origins. By the end, you will have an idea of how a complex and diverse history of magic became distilled into the monolithic word ‘witch’, and how the witch became a figurehead of feminist movements from around the world.

Doors open at 7pm, talk starts at 7.30pm - come down early to grab a good seat!
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-history-of-witchcraft-women-magic-rituals-the-patriarchy-tickets-1986907235026
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/edinburgh/the-history-of-witchcraft-and-women-magic-rituals-and-the-patriarchy/200030563310806
- **Event Categories**: womens-history-month, magic-show
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 1

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Edinburgh
- **state**: SC
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Assembly Roxy
- **lat**: 55.947410617437
- **long**: -3.1841307878494
- **full address**: Assembly Roxy, 2 Roxburgh Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9SU, United Kingdom

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is The History of Witchcraft & Women: Magic, rituals & the patriarchy being held?
  - **A:** The History of Witchcraft & Women: Magic, rituals & the patriarchy takes place on Wed, 30 Sep, 2026 at 07:30 pm to Wed, 30 Sep, 2026 at 07:30 pm at Assembly Roxy, 2 Roxburgh Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9SU, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing The History of Witchcraft & Women: Magic, rituals & the patriarchy?
  - **A:** The History of Witchcraft & Women: Magic, rituals & the patriarchy is organized by Richard Barriball.

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