Between the early 1400s up until the late 1700s, around 90 000 people were prosecuted on the grounds of witchcraft in Europe and the American colonies, and around 45 000 of these people were put to death. 80% of these victims were women.
When talking about the great European witch-hunt, the misogynistic and political aspects are often overlooked, and in this video I'll give an overview of the witch-hunt from a feminist perspective.
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Sources:
Books
Federici, Silvia, Caliban and the Witch - Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation
Hester, Marianne, Lewd Women and Wicked Witches: A Study of the Dynamics of Male Domination
Hutton, Ronald, The Witch - A History of Fear, from Ancient Times to the Present
Levack, Brian P., The Witch-Hunt in Early Modern Europe
Articles
Neave, Dorinda. “The Witch in Early 16th-Century German Art.”, Woman’s Art Journal 9, no. 1 (1988): 3-9
Schuyler, Jane. “THE ‘MALLEUS MALEFICARUM’ AND BALDUNG’S ‘WITCHES’ SABBATH”, Notes in the History of Art 6, no. 3 (1987): 20-26
Sullivan, Margaret A. “The Witches of Dürer and Hans Baldung Grien.”, Renaissance Quarterly 53, no. 2 (2000): 333-401
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro and Overview
05:12 - Common Myths and the Malleus Maleficarum
13:57 - The Political and Misogynistic Aspects of the Witch Hunt
25:42 - The Decline of the Witch Hunt and Outro
4 авг 2024