Witchcraft Beliefs Around the World with Boris Gershman
03/02/23 • 85 min
40% of the world believes in witchcraft. Learn about witchcraft beliefs today with American University's tenured Associate Professor of Economics, Dr. Boris Gershman. He is an active academic researcher and writer who has written several academic articles on the relationship of witchcraft beliefs and sociodemographic characteristics. We discuss his journal article "Witchcraft Beliefs Around the World: An Exploratory Analysis." Find out about solutions to the current global witchcraft accusation crisis based on Dr. Gershman’s evaluation.
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Witchcraft Beliefs Around the World: An Exploratory Analysis
40% of the world believes in witchcraft. Learn about witchcraft beliefs today with American University's tenured Associate Professor of Economics, Dr. Boris Gershman. He is an active academic researcher and writer who has written several academic articles on the relationship of witchcraft beliefs and sociodemographic characteristics. We discuss his journal article "Witchcraft Beliefs Around the World: An Exploratory Analysis." Find out about solutions to the current global witchcraft accusation crisis based on Dr. Gershman’s evaluation.
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Witchcraft Beliefs Around the World: An Exploratory Analysis
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Welcome to this episode of Thou Shalt Not Suffer: The Witch Trial Podcast. I'm Sarah Jack.
Josh HutchinsonAnd I'm Josh Hutchinson.
Josh HutchinsonIn this episode, we speak with economist Boris Gershman about his report, "Witchcraft Beliefs Around the World: An Exploratory Analysis." In the report, Dr. Gershman analyzed global data from a series of surveys b
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