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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
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Got bogged down in details; lost track of the book for a few days and didn't realize it
Lots of new and fascinating information in this book! I liked the way it cleverly traces the evolution of demonological thought from the publication of the Malleus Malificarum all the way through to witch trials in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries—some of which I recognized, like the "witches" of Vardø, Matthew Hopkins and the "witches" of Manningtree, and of course, Tituba of Salem Village, but many more whom I didn't. It was fascinating to see the author lay out the ways in which ideas about witchcraft changed throughout the centuries—and the ways in which these beliefs didn't really change much at all. The final chapter, about Stormy Daniels and the perception of what a witch is in modern-day America, was super interesting! Definitely glad I picked this one up.
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I've been wanting to get back into reading about witch trials for a while. When I was at uni I wrote my dissertation on the Pendle Witches and since then I've not kept up with new research on the topic.
I thought Witchcraft would be a nice easy place to start as it's 13 different trials instead of a whole book on one trial.
The book is split into 3 sections; 1) trial based on demonology, 2) trials moving away for demonology and 3) the modern day.
This has definitely made me realise I am more interested in the medieval trials eg Salem, Vardo, Berwick and Manningtree. I just find them so interesting and I'm not sure why.
It did interest me when she wrote a chapter on modern day America and the Donald Trump/Stormy Danielle cade and the Me Too movement. It was a very interesting way of looking at it and I would recommend you read this book for that chapter. I'd love to hear what people who have read the book think.
I thought Witchcraft would be a nice easy place to start as it's 13 different trials instead of a whole book on one trial.
The book is split into 3 sections; 1) trial based on demonology, 2) trials moving away for demonology and 3) the modern day.
This has definitely made me realise I am more interested in the medieval trials eg Salem, Vardo, Berwick and Manningtree. I just find them so interesting and I'm not sure why.
It did interest me when she wrote a chapter on modern day America and the Donald Trump/Stormy Danielle cade and the Me Too movement. It was a very interesting way of looking at it and I would recommend you read this book for that chapter. I'd love to hear what people who have read the book think.
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reflective
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