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04358aam a2200709 i 4500 001 56A336F8A4EE11ECAB2946E12AECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220316010009 008 210921t20222022nyu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2021046522 020 $a 125027141X 020 $a 9781250271419 035 $a (OCoLC)1246145694 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d TOH $d ZHI $d ACN $d IOU $d SILO 041 1 $a eng $h fre 042 $a pcc 082 00 $a 305.42 $2 23 100 1 $a Chollet, Mona, $d 1973- $e author. 240 10 $a SorcieÌres. $l English 245 10 $a In defense of witches : $b the legacy of the witch hunts and why women are still on trial / $c Mona Chollet ; translated [from the French] by Sophie R. Lewis ; foreword by Carmen Maria Machado. 246 30 $a Legacy of the witch hunts and why women are still on trial 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b St. Martin's Press, $c 2022. 300 $a xii, 304 pages ; $c 22 cm 500 $a Originally published in France in 2018 as SorcieÌres by Editions la Decouverte. 520 $a "Mona Chollet's In Defense of Witches is a "brilliant, well-documented" celebration (Le Monde) by an acclaimed French feminist of the witch as a symbol of female rebellion and independence in the face of misogyny and persecution. Centuries after the infamous witch hunts that swept through Europe and America, witches continue to hold a unique fascination for many: as fairy tale villains, practitioners of pagan religion, as well as feminist icons. Witches are both the ultimate victim and the stubborn, elusive rebel. But who were the women who were accused and often killed for witchcraft? What types of women have centuries of terror censored, eliminated, and repressed? Celebrated feminist writer Mona Chollet explores three types of women who were accused of witchcraft and persecuted: the independent woman, since widows and celibates were particularly targeted; the childless woman, since the time of the hunts marked the end of tolerance for those who claimed to control their fertility; and the elderly woman, who has always been an object of at best, pity, and at worst, horror. Examining modern society, Chollet concludes that these women continue to be harrassed and oppressed. Rather than being a brief moment in history, the persecution of witches is an example of society's seemingly eternal misogyny, while women today are direct heirs to those who were hunted down and killed for their thoughts and actions. With fiery prose and arguments that range from the scholarly to the cultural, In Defense of Witches seeks to unite the mythic image of the witch with modern women who seek to live their lives on their own terms"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Introduction -- A Life of One's Own -- Wanting Sterility -- The Dizzy Heights -- Turning the World Upside Down. 650 0 $a Feminism. 650 0 $a Witches $x History. $x History. 650 0 $a Sex discrimination against women $x History. 650 0 $a Male domination (Social structure) 941 $a 27 952 $l ALPE516 $d 20240417015940.0 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240409042039.0 952 $l SFPH074 $d 20240314023416.0 952 $l GZPE631 $d 20240305022005.0 952 $l FWPE284 $d 20231219010346.0 952 $l PQAX094 $d 20231214033819.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117030815.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20231020031319.0 952 $l CZPD706 $d 20231018010705.0 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20230718100317.0 952 $l CMPE792 $d 20230629015237.0 952 $l RFPC397 $d 20230228010857.0 952 $l FPPC224 $d 20221103011018.0 952 $l CQPE926 $d 20220923010343.0 952 $l XAPE737 $d 20220906015007.0 952 $l EBPE325 $d 20220906013208.0 952 $l KWPE446 $d 20220809011649.0 952 $l FTPA274 $d 20220803010759.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20220802014657.0 952 $l GAAX314 $d 20220730010141.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20220630013523.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20220601010830.0 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20220514010903.0 952 $l SCPC074 $d 20220503072005.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20220414010209.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20220405014012.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20220316010113.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=56A336F8A4EE11ECAB2946E12AECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search