03652cam a2200553 4500 560322572 TxAuBib 20220609120000.0 ||||||s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781250839589 1250839580 86012376-f522-48bb-9ef6-b327c342e95c OverDrive (Reserve ID) 6241645 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Chollet, Mona. In Defense of Witches [Libby] : The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial. Macmillan Audio, 2022. 21st century. books on tape. thought provoking. oppression. audiobooks. audio books. gender roles. discrimination. Contemporary Women Writers. women in history. feminist history. salem trials. toxic culture. female historians. 14th and 15th century. 1500s and 1600s. hugh and mary parsons. patriarchy and social structure. sociology essays. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 214MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 214MB. Sociology. Women's Studies. Nonfiction. HTML:<p><b>Mona Chollet's <i>In Defense of Witches</i> is a "brilliant, well-documented" celebration (<i>Le Monde</i>) by an acclaimed French feminist of the witch as a symbol of female rebellion and independence in the face of misogyny and persecution.</b><br /> 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?<br /> 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 harassed 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.<br /> With fiery prose and arguments that range from the scholarly to the cultural, <i>In Defense of Witches</i> seeks to unite the mythic image of the witch with modern women who seek to live their lives on their own terms.</p>. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-06-09 20:00:03. Lewis, Sophie R. Machado, Carmen Maria. Dunmore, Alix. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=86012376-f522-48bb-9ef6-b327c342e95c&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=86012376-f522-48bb-9ef6-b327c342e95c&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)