Warding Off Evil - Dirt 108

This week, Anna and Amber get ready for the spooky season by talking about some of the ways that people in various cultures have protected themselves from bad luck, ill will, and evil. Load up on garlic, toss some salt over your shoulder, and join us!

Links

• The strange power of the ‘evil eye’ (BBC Culture)

• The Evil Eye: An Account of this Ancient & Widespread Superstition (via WorldCat)

• Apotropaic Plants in the Persian Folk Culture (Iran & The Caucasus)

• 21 Food Superstitions You Should Really Know About (Bon Appetit, oof)

• Indigenous People Want Brands To Stop Selling Sage And Smudge Kits (HuffPost)

• Native Americans Troubled By The Appropriation And Commoditization Of Smudging (Beauty Independent)

• American Indian Religious Freedom Act (NOAA)

• Burning Sage May Not Be Cultural Appropriation — But It Isn’t Very Sensitive, Either (Bustle)

• Prayers, Amulets, and Charms: Health and Social Control (African Studies Review)

• Folk Figures (Western Folklore)

• Spheres of Influence: The Magical History of the Witch Ball (Inner Lives)

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