A transcendent travelogue that guides readers through the history, places, and people of several of the many Witch hunts and how their legacy continues to impact us today.
This paperback edition includes a new afterword by the author and an updated travel resources section..
For witches are not just haunting figures of the past; the Witch is also a liberatory icon and identity of the present.
Written for armchair travelers and on-the-ground explorers alike, Witch Hunt not only uncovers the horrors of history but how the archetype of the Witch has been rehabilitated.
By infusing an adventurous first-person narrative with extensive research and moments of imaginative historical fiction, Sollée (author of Witches, Sluts, Feminists ) makes an often-overlooked period of history come alive.
Today, this lineage of oppression remains a vital reference point in the fight for women\'s rights--and human rights--in the Western world and beyond.
At the heart of these Witch hunts were often dangerous misconceptions about femininity and female sexuality, and women were disproportionately punished as a result.
Between the 15th and 17th centuries, a confluence of political, economic, and religious factors ignited a wildfire of Witch hysteria in Europe and, later, in parts of America.
Sollée explores the places and people significant to the early modern legacy of the witch. --Pam Grossman, author of Waking the Witch: Reflections on Women, Magic, and Power Traveling through cities and sites across Italy, France, Germany, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States, Kristen J.
A transcendent travelogue that guides readers through the history, places, and people of several of the many Witch hunts and how their legacy continues to impact us today
