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Witchcraft - A History in Thirteen Trials (Paperback, Export/Airside)
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Salem, King James VI, Malleus Maleficarum. The world of witch hunts
and witch trials sounds antiquated, relics of an unenlightened and
brutal age. However, 'witch hunt' is heard often in the present-day
media, and the misogyny it is rooted in is all too familiar today.
A woman was prosecuted under the 1735 Witchcraft Act as recently as
1944. This book uses thirteen significant trials to explore
the history of witchcraft and witch hunts. As well as investigating
some of the most famous trials from the middle ages to the 18th
century, it takes us in new and surprising directions. It shows us
how witchcraft was decriminalised in the 18th century, only to be
reimagined by the 1780s Romantic radicals. We will learn how it
evolved from being seen as a threat to Christianity to perceived as
gendered persecution, and how trials against chieftains in Africa
stoked anger against colonial rule. Significantly,
the book tells the stories of the victims - women, such as Helena
Scheuberin and Joan Wright - whose stories have too often been
overshadowed by those of the powerful men, such as King James VI
and I and “Witchfinder General” Matthew Hopkins, who hounded
them. While this will be a history of witchcraft,
the subject cannot be consigned to the history books. Hundreds of
people, mostly women, are tried and killed as witches every year in
Africa. ‘WITCH HUNT!’ is as common in our language today as
ever it was, and witches are still on trial across the world.
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Imprint: |
Simon & Schuster
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
June 2023 |
Authors: |
Marion Gibson
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Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
352 |
Edition: |
Export/Airside |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-398-50851-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
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LSN: |
1-398-50851-9 |
Barcode: |
9781398508514 |
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