ABOUT THIS EPISODE
When most people hear the word witch or think about witchcraft they picture large pots of unknown substances brewing, pointy hats and brooms. But in Latin America witchcraft, or brujeria, comes in all sorts of beautiful and terrifying manners. Think chocolate potions and dried herbs.
We tackle some of the different types of brujeria in Latin America, but this episode is just the tip of the iceberg...
TW: mutilation, child kidnapping, domestic violence
Music by Patrick Mullens
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Show Notes:
El Chocolate, una pocima de brujas
Rooting Contemporary Latinx Witchcraft Narratives in the Latin American Past
Were There Witch hunts in South America?
Into the Cave of Chiles Witches
English
United States
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