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Debates about witchcraft in England, 1650-1736
, 1990 This thesis shows the evolution of educated belief in witchcraft in England from 1650, at the end of the last decade of largescale prosecution, to 1735/6, when the Jacobean witchcraft legislation was repealed.
Bostridge, I +2 more
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Drawing teaching into scorable form: A socio‐material critique of lesson observation
Review of Education, Volume 14, Issue 2, August 2026.Abstract Amid rising accountability and standardisation mandates, paraprofessional educators constitute a growing yet precarious segment of the global education workforce. While their roles are expanding, the instruments used to assess their practice remain critically underexamined, despite having significant consequences for professional identity and ...
Elizabeth Hashimura, Rob McGregor
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Le débat juridique et religieux sur la sorcellerie en Libye
L’Année du MaghrebThis article examines the criminalization of witchcraft in Libya, an act prohibited by Islamic law but long unregulated specifically by Libyan legislation. Until recently, witchcraft was treated as a fraud offense under Article 461 of the 1954 Penal Code.
Mazek Ayoub
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European Journal of Sport Science, Volume 26, Issue 7, July 2026.ABSTRACT The study aimed to investigate whether a 5‐week sprint interval training (SIT) could improve neuromuscular function (NMF), alter electromyographic activity (EMG), and attenuate fatigability, ultimately resulting in improved cycling performance during constant work rate (CWR) exercise within the severe‐intensity domain.
Rodrigo Araujo Bonetti de Poli +3 more
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Analyzing Roleplaying Games as Pedagogical Tools for Disrupting Literary Whiteness
Reading Research Quarterly, Volume 61, Issue 3, July/August/September 2026.[Left] The sailors see in the distance a ghostly ship, scene from ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ by S.T. Coleridge, published by Harper und Brothers, New York, 1876 (wood engraving). [Right] Rime of the Modern Mariner, speculative reimagining of ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ by S.T.
Karis Jones +3 more
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Pouvoir des mots, effet des sorts : quelques réflexions sur l’entrée en action sorcellaire
Sociologies, 2014 The mode of action of witchcraft, so well described by the ethnologist Jeanne Favret-Saada, is based upon the power of enunciation and its performative efficiency.
Laurence Kaufmann
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Protecting Tanzanian elderly women against witchcraft-related violence : The role of the anti-witchcraft law [PDF]
, 2018 This research explored the role of the Witchcraft Act Cap 18 of laws of Tanzania in dealing with the problem of witchcraft. In particular, it interrogated how the law protects elderly women in Shinyanga region (Sukumaland) who are accused of witchcraft ...
Sulu, Jamila Said
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No One Mourns the Wicked: The Ethics of Mourning Morally Flawed Celebrities
Journal of Social Philosophy, EarlyView.
Carme Isern‐Mas +2 more
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IN PURSUIT OF THE HOFFMANNESQUE
German Life and Letters, Volume 79, Issue 3, Page 298-310, July 2026.ABSTRACT This article seeks to elucidate the term ‘Hoffmannesque’ — the eponymous adjective that refers to E. T. A. Hoffmann — through recourse to Hoffmann's own use of ‘esque’ words: arabesque, grotesque, burlesque, picturesque. By investigating the characteristics of ‘esque’ formulations and tracing their recurrence through Hoffmann's texts, I argue ...
Polly Dickson
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Witchcraft : European and African.
, 1963 Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-210) and index.European witch-hunting -- Witches' meetings -- Cannibalism and the black mass -- Witches and devils -- The confessions -- Witchcraft trials in Britain and America -- The interpretation of ...
Parrinder, Edward Geoffrey,1910-2005(viaf)119373034
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