The Witch in History - Early Modern and Twentieth-Century Representations (Hardcover, New)

Histories of witchcraft continue to fascinate us in the late twentieth century. Looking at texts from colonial narratvies to court masques, trial records to folktales, and Shakespeare to Sylvia Plath, this book shows how the witch acts as a carrier for the fears, desires and fantasies of women and men both now and in the early modern period.
Among other topics, The Witch in History discusses:
* the way the fantasy body of the witch, viewed as both hard and boundless, represents fear of the maternal body;
* how Macbeth and other Renaissance dramas are exploitative and sensationalist representations of witchcraft;
* how the representations of witchcraft in Europe were influenced by encounters in the New World with Native American religion, and vice versa;
* how radical feminists, modern witches and academic historians have appropriated the figure of the witch to construct their own identities. This extraordinary and fascinating study goes beyond the exploration of the figure of the witch, comprising an innovative contribution to all early modern studies.

Related link: Reviews in History
eBook available with sample pages: 0203359720

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 1996
First published:	1996
Authors:	Diane Purkiss
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	308
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-08761-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Alternative belief systems > Occult studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Folklore Books > Religion & Spirituality > Alternative belief systems > Occult studies > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Myths & mythology Promotions
LSN:	0-415-08761-9
Barcode:	9780415087612

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