In the traumatic political upheavals that followed the overthrow of Albania’s Communist state, Albanians found that traditional apotropaics may have had metaphysical efficacy, but couldn’t protect them from capitalist evils. The result was the creation of a new apotropaic device that cynically reflects capitalist disposable culture as well as universal sentiment, and has an echo in contemporary western culture.
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Episode 123: PETRIFIED
Episode 122: COOPER BRAUN
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Episode 120: TERRORS OF THE SEA
Episode 119: REWRITING HISTORY
Episode 118: BELLA IN THE WYCH ELM
BOOK CLUB 28: Bohemian Magick
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Episode 117: POLARI
Episode 116: ARCHAEOLOGICAL STORYTELLING
Episode 115: SELKIES
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Episode 113: FOLKLORE AND DR WHO
BOOK CLUB 26: Her Dark Wings
Episode 112: HAUNTED FORESTS OF ENGLAND
BOOK CLUB 25: Calling the Spirits
Episode 111: A GOTHIC COOKBOOK
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