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Episode: Andrew Sneddon, "Representing Magic in Modern Ireland: Belief, History, Culture" (Cambridge UP, 2022)
Description: Andrew Sneddon is a Lecturer in International History at Ulster University. His research explores Irish witchcraft, magic and the supernatural in a comparative framework from the medieval to the modern period. Sneddon is the author of Witchcraft and Magic in Ireland (2015) and his work has also appeared in Irish Historical Studies, the Historical Journal and History IrelandIn this interview, he discusses his new book Representing Magic in Modern Ireland: Belief, History, and Culture (Cambridge University Press, 2022), a short introduction to the study of magic and witchcraft across Ireland.In Representing Magic in Modern Ireland: Belief, H...