1st Edition
Lewd Women and Wicked Witches A Study of the Dynamics of Male Domination
By Marianne Hester
Copyright 1992
248 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
1. Introduction, 2. From men partially responsible to men primarily responsible for women's oppression, 3. Men primarily responsible for women's oppression, 4. Towards a revolutionary feminist approach: male sexual violence against women, 5. A revolutionary feminist approach: male sexuality as social control of women, 6. The early modern withch hunts I, 7. The early modern witch hunts II, 8. The accused and the accusations against them, 9. The conclusion, Footnotes, Bibliography
Biography
Marianne Hester
