
Witch: A Tale of Terror
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Sam Harris
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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Terrifyingly True
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What made the experience of listening to Witch: A Tale of Terror the most enjoyable?
Having it read by Sam HarrisWho was your favorite character and why?
The history.What about Sam Harris’s performance did you like?
I could listen to him read the phone book...hope he does more.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Not reallyAny additional comments?
Well worth a listen.Witch, read by Sam Harris
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Excellent
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Sometimes I enjoy Sam Harris's dry tone, but others may not. I think it was suited for this somber history.
interesting history
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The subject material concerns the 'Witch Mania' of Early Modern Europe, as described by Charles Mackay in his seminal 1841 book, 'Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds'. The quality of Mackay's writing is excellent and the detailed picture he paints of this extraordinarily tragic (and often gruesome) period (which for Mackay - and even, to some extent, for us now - was relatively recent) conveys in almost palpable terms the ability of individuals and societies to drive themselves into an ever-deeper ditch of terrible suffering when the wheels of their beliefs (which drive their behaviour and much of their experience of the world) run-off the rails of reason.
An uncomfortable reminder of the power of belief
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I just saw the film "The VVitch" which dramatizes a narrative of this type of thinking. This book is an excellent companion to thwart film, but I would like to have seen some analysis of the problem instead of just exposition.
A valuable accounting of cultural illogic
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Who are the witches of our time?
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Soul-crushingly brutally honest
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What did you love best about Witch: A Tale of Terror?
The Narration, really outlines the importance of beliefWould you recommend Witch: A Tale of Terror to your friends? Why or why not?
yesWhat does Sam Harris bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
A really good introduction and editing job. Also a soothing, entertaining voice.Great Book and a Great Narration
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Pretty good. A little repetitive.
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