A list of books that study witches, witchcraft, tales about witches, ... But from a definitely feminist perspective, seeing witches not as ugly women that one should be afraid of, but as wise women whose knowledge may seem threatening to male dominance.
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Created and curated by ruettet
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Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Women by Silvia Federici
5 stars
We are witnessing a new surge of interpersonal and institutional violence against women, including new witch hunts. This surge of …
ruettet says: Even when Federici's "Beyond the Periphery of the Skin" is deeply problematic (www.full-stop.net/2020/05/28/reviews/cory-austin-knudson/beyond-the-periphery-of-the-skin-silvia-federici/), her work on with-hunting deserves a spot in this list.
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Caliban and the Witch by Silvia Federici
4 stars
Caliban and the Witch is a history of the body in the transition to capitalism. Moving from the peasant revolts …
ruettet says: Even when Federici's "Beyond the Periphery of the Skin" is deeply problematic (www.full-stop.net/2020/05/28/reviews/cory-austin-knudson/beyond-the-periphery-of-the-skin-silvia-federici/), her work on with-hunting deserves a spot in this list.
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Sorcières - La puissance invaincue des femmes by Mona Chollet
4 stars
Tremblez, les sorcières reviennent ! disait un slogan féministe des années 1970. Image repoussoir, représentation misogyne héritée des procès et …
