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Heksenmonument: Een pamflet over eerherstel voor onschuldige slachtoffers van de heksenvervolgingen
by Susan Smit, Susan Smit
This book did so much more to me than I expected it to do. What a powerful book.
It baffles me that we know so little about something so big. I now realise how much of an impact the witch-hunts have had on the current world.
I was also appalled by the torture methods and the hateful things that have been said (and sometimes are still being said) about women. Whilst reading about the details of the horrific things people have done to others, my stomach turned upside down. It made me sick. It also made me scared. Some of the things that were described are still happening to this day. In countries on the other side of the world, but also here in the Netherlands, where I am from.
There are some beautiful poems, extracts from books, and personal journeys described in this book. I thought it was enriching to read pieces from a wide variety of authors, instead of one author.
This book definitely inspired me to learn more about this incredibly intriguing period.
Sidenote:
I did feel a tad uncomfortable by the binary writing. I am aware that the people during the witch trials weren't aware of the different gender identities as we are nowadays. And I know that the witch trials were (mostly) specifically targeted towards women. So I understand why this book almost only speaks about women. But even when talking about modern day witches, the authors all use she/her pronouns and describe witches as being female. Bregje Hofstede, one of the authors who contributed to this book, was the only one who specified that a witch isn't bound to the female identity, and used the X besides the F and M in her text. So thank you, Bregje ✨
It baffles me that we know so little about something so big. I now realise how much of an impact the witch-hunts have had on the current world.
I was also appalled by the torture methods and the hateful things that have been said (and sometimes are still being said) about women. Whilst reading about the details of the horrific things people have done to others, my stomach turned upside down. It made me sick. It also made me scared. Some of the things that were described are still happening to this day. In countries on the other side of the world, but also here in the Netherlands, where I am from.
There are some beautiful poems, extracts from books, and personal journeys described in this book. I thought it was enriching to read pieces from a wide variety of authors, instead of one author.
This book definitely inspired me to learn more about this incredibly intriguing period.
Sidenote:
I did feel a tad uncomfortable by the binary writing. I am aware that the people during the witch trials weren't aware of the different gender identities as we are nowadays. And I know that the witch trials were (mostly) specifically targeted towards women. So I understand why this book almost only speaks about women. But even when talking about modern day witches, the authors all use she/her pronouns and describe witches as being female. Bregje Hofstede, one of the authors who contributed to this book, was the only one who specified that a witch isn't bound to the female identity, and used the X besides the F and M in her text. So thank you, Bregje ✨