Witchcraft : a history in thirteen trials
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Book
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition
Status
New Books
133.43 GIBSON
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133.43 GIBSON
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Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition
Physical Desc
xx, 300 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-287) and index
Description
"Witchcraft is a dramatic journey through thirteen witch trials across history, some famous--like the Salem witch trials--and some lesser-known: on Vardø 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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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gibson, M. (2024). Witchcraft: a history in thirteen trials (First Scribner hardcover edition). Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gibson, Marion, 1970-. 2024. Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials. Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gibson, Marion, 1970-. Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials Scribner, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gibson, Marion. Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials First Scribner hardcover edition, Scribner, 2024.
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