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A review by arachan
Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials by Marion Gibson
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
A very ambitious book, trying to cover persecution of witches from 1485 to the trial by public opinion of Stormy Daniels. It does make for some deeply depressing reading, covering the farcical trials of the social outcasts and the affront of the powerful.
This book definitely reads as a passion project. Gibson clearly knows her subject intimately and tries very hard to clear away the titillation factor that so many accounts of famous witch trials lean into.
An interesting, if depressing, read.
This book definitely reads as a passion project. Gibson clearly knows her subject intimately and tries very hard to clear away the titillation factor that so many accounts of famous witch trials lean into.
An interesting, if depressing, read.
Content Warnings
Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Racism, Torture, Xenophobia, Slavery, and Colonisation