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Witch: A Tale of Terror
- Narrated by: Sam Harris
- Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins
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Witch: A Tale of Terror
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Publisher's Summary
For centuries in Europe, innocent men and women were murdered for the imaginary crime of witchcraft. This was a mass delusion and moral panic, driven by pious superstition and a deadly commitment to religious conformity. In Witch: A Tale of Terror, best-selling author Sam Harris introduces and reads from Charles Mackay's beloved book Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds.
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- Langer MD
- 2019-12-21
Fascinating, Informative, and Entertaining
This book is too short. It ended with me wanting more. Charles McKay's work is peppered with anecdotes which bring to life his conclusions about the nonsensical nature of witch-hunting.
Sam Harris is a good reader. I've listened to his podcast before, and the man knows how to make a point. Unfortunately, his zealous atheism shows through in his foreward and how he edits the work.
7 stars out of 10.
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- Chris M. Ullmann
- 2017-11-30
Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live
Listening to Sam recite the horrors men and women were subjected to for the imaginary crime of witchcraft is simultaneously enthralling and disturbing.
It is thought provoking to imagine that people were put to death for such bewildering claims as are documented in this book or for having the characteristics of being a witch. (ugly, old or just unpopular)
Listen and consider the value of rational thought and the impact methodological naturalism has had on our lives in chasing superstition to the shadows.
Imagine - you might have been so accused and made to confess under the less than gentle persuasion of your neighbours.
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- Ashley
- 2022-03-27
Meh
Meh, it was alright. I’m not sure it was what I was looking for, but listened anyway.
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- Brittany Johnston
- 2020-09-14
What a terrible history
Wow I can't believe how people treated each other in the past over a silly farce like witchcraft. This book was well written and well performed.
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2 people found this helpful
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- Cindy Bellefeuille
- 2020-01-22
Informative, non-fiction of witch hunts and trials
A rather dry, but interesting retelling of infamous witch trials that swept Europe then America in the 17th Century. The book cover is a bit misleading; this is a non-fiction novel. So beware..
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- Anonymous User
- 2020-01-19
not bad coulda been better
when audible book writers look for narrator's why they dont get sumone who sounds interesting is beyond me I only kept listening because of the story which wasnt really that interesting....
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