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Folk Exorcism & The Cornish Ghost Layers

Dark Histories by Ben Cutmore

Jun 15, 202650:50Society & Culture

The early modern period was a rocky time for religion across Europe, fundamental pinnings of everyday life were being questioned and changing, as the reformation shifted authority away from the church. Thoughts on death...

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Folk Exorcism & The Cornish Ghost Layers is an episode from Dark Histories by Ben Cutmore. The early modern period was a rocky time for religion across Europe, fundamental pinnings of everyday life were being questioned and changing, as the...

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