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Gibson, Marion, 1970-
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Witchcraft -- History.
Trials (Witchcraft) -- History.
Witches -- History.
Witch hunting -- History.
Sex discrimination against women -- History.
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Gibson, Marion, 1970-
Witchcraft -- History.
Trials (Witchcraft) -- History.
Witches -- History.
Witch hunting -- History.
Sex discrimination against women -- History.
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Witchcraft
: a
history
in
thirteen
trials
/ Marion Gibson.
by
Gibson, Marion, 1970-
Scribner, 2024.
Subjects
Witchcraft
--
History
.
Trials
(
Witchcraft
) --
History
.
Witches --
History
.
Witch hunting --
History
.
Sex discrimination against women --
History
.
ISBN:
9781668002421
1668002426
Edition:
1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Description:
xx, 300 p., 8 unnumbered p. of plates : ill. (some color) ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 264-287) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: what is a witch? -- Part one: origins. The trial of Helena Scheuberin: a demonologist hammers witches -- The trial of the North Berwick witches: a king delights in demonology -- The trial of the Vard©ı witches: demonology at Europe's colonial edge -- The trial of Joan Wright: practical magic and America's first witch -- The trial of Bess Clarke: disability and demonic families in the English Civil War -- The trial of Tatabe: slavery and survival on the Salem frontier -- Intermission: From demonology to doubt -- Part two: echoes. The trial of Marie-Catherine Cadi©·re: witches reimagined and a French Revolution -- The trial of Montague Summers: Satanism, sex, and demonology reborn -- The trial of John Blymyer: powwow and poverty in Pennsylvania -- The trial of Nellie Duncan:
witchcraft
acts and World War II -- The trial of Bereng Lerotholi and Gabashane Masupha: magical murder at the end of European Empire -- Intermission: Witch
trials
today -- Part three: transformations. The trial of "Shula":
witchcraft
in Africa -- The trial of Stormy Daniels:
witchcraft
in North America -- Epilogue: so, what is a witch now?
Summary:
"
Witchcraft
is a dramatic journey through
thirteen
witch
trials
across
history
, some famous--like the Salem witch trials--and some lesser-known: on Vard©ı island, Norway, in the 1620s, where an indigenous Sami woman was accused of murder; in France in 1731, during the country's last witch trial, where a young woman was pitted against her confessor and cult leader; in Pennsylvania in 1929 where a magical healer was labelled a 'witch'; in Lesotho in 1948, where British colonial authorities executed local leaders. Exploring how
witchcraft
became feared, decriminalized, reimagined, and eventually reframed as gendered persecution,
Witchcraft
takes on the intersections between gender and power, indigenous spirituality and colonial rule, and political conspiracy and individual resistance. Offering a vivid, compelling, and dramatic story, unspooling through centuries, about the men and women who were accused--some of whom survived their
trials
, and some who did not--Witchcraft empowers the people who were and are victimized and marginalized, giving a voice to those who were silenced by
history
."--Amazon.com.
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