Lewd Women and Wicked Witches Lewd Women and Wicked Witches

Lewd Women and Wicked Witches

A Study of the Dynamics of Male Domination

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Publisher Description

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.

GENRE
Professional & Technical
RELEASED
2003
4 October
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
248
Pages
PUBLISHER
Taylor & Francis
SIZE
696.8
KB

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