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Witchcraft Myths in American Culture

Witchcraft Myths in American Culture

Marion Gibson

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2007
Materia
Historia
ISBN:
9780415979771
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A fascinating examination of how Americans think about and write about witches, from the ’real’ witches tried and sometimes executed in early New England to modern re-imaginings of witches as pagan priestesses, comic-strip heroines, and feminist icons.

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