Lewd Women & Wicked Witches - Brossura

Hester, Marianne

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ISBN 10: 0415052092 ISBN 13: 9780415052092

Casa editrice: Routledge, 1992

Riassunto

In the sixteenth century and seventeenth centuries it was women who were almost exclusively persecuted as witches. However, the witch craze has been subjected to surprisingly little feminist analysis. In Lewd Women and Wicked Witches, Marianne Hester reviews and develops revolutionary feminist thinking. Accordingly, she shows how witches can be seen as victims of the oppression of a male dominated society.
Concentrating on English source material, the author shows how witch-hunts may be seen as an historically specific example of male dominance. Relying on an eroticised construct of women's inferiority, they were part of the ongoing attempt by men to maintain their power over women.

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• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0415052092
• ISBN 13: 9780415052092
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 248