These stories of witchcraft, true and vividly told, demonstrate the powerful reality of the belief in evil and how in every age or place, fear can be used as a weapon, affecting marginalized individuals, mainly women, who are labeled as wicked and dangerous. Together, they not only compose a history of witchcraft but also a cautionary tale.
In the book "Witchcraft," Professor Marion Gibson employs thirteen significant trials to narrate the global history of witchcraft and witch hunts. She explores the roots of witch hunts through some of the most famous trials from the Middle Ages to the 18th century, leading us in new and astonishing directions. Three women were convicted under a version of the 1735 Witchcraft Act as recently as 2018.
Professor Gibson also recounts the stories of 'witches' - predominantly women like Helena Scheuberin, Annie Sampson, and Joan Wright, whose stories were often overshadowed by those of powerful men, such as King James I and the 'Witch-Finder General' Matthew Hopkins, who hunted them. Once a tool invented by demonologists to harm and silence their enemies, witch trials have digressed and transformed throughout history, and the lines between witch and witch hunter have blurred.
For the lucky, a witch hunt is merely a metaphor, but, as this book makes clear, witches are truly still on trial.
Pages: 320, Year of Publication: 0926, Dimensions: 330.2x330.2cm
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