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by Mona Chollet; Sophie R. Lewis (Translator); Introduction by Carmen Maria Machado


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  • Title In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial
  • Author Mona Chollet; Sophie R. Lewis (Translator); Introduction by Carmen Maria Machado
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher St. Martin's Press
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index
  • ISBN 9781250271419 / 125027141X
  • Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.4 x 5.7 x 1.4 in (21.34 x 14.48 x 3.56 cm)
  • Themes
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
    • Topical: Women's Interest
  • Library of Congress subjects Feminism, Sex discrimination against women - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2021046522
  • Dewey Decimal Code 305.42

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  • Booklist, 01/01/2022, Page 22
  • Choice, 03/01/2023, Page 0
  • Library Journal, 01/01/2022, Page 78
  • Library Journal Prepub Alert, 10/01/2021, Page 19
  • Publishers Weekly, 02/28/2022, Page 0

About the author

Mona Chollet is a Franco-Swiss writer and journalist. She is the chief editor for Le Monde diplomatique and has also written for Charlie Hebdo. She is the author of In Defense of Witches and several other books in French. She lives in Paris, France.
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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,… Read More
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