You might start by reading Gustav Henningsen's work on the Basque
witchcraft trials, and the fascinating involvement of Alonso de Salazar
Frias.
Yours,
Chris Lehrich
John Bishop wrote:
> I hope this is the appropriate forum for this, but I've just been
> accepted into a Master's programme in Religious Studies here in New
> Zealand, and have been talking with the graduate advisor about a topic
> for my thesis. He's keen for me to use my Spanish, and I'm keen to
> study witchcraft. Any sage advice to someone just starting out? I'd
> be particularly interested in doing work around magic/witchcraft in
> northern Spain, particularly Galicia... but I don't know if that area
> has been "done to death" by others before me. There aren't a whole
> lot of resources available to me here, but I'm happy to travel. I've
> looked a bit at Mexico, Central and South America, but the non-native
> traditions of witchcraft all seem to lead back to Spain anyway...
>
> John Bishop
>
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Christopher I. Lehrich
Assistant Professor of Religion
Associate Director, Division of Religious and Theological Studies
Boston University
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