"I am That Very Witch": On The Witch, Feminism, and Not Surviving Patriarchy

While contemporary discussions about witchcraft include reinterpretations and feminist reclamations, early modern accusations contained no such complexity. It is this historical witch as misogynist nightmare that the film, The Witch: A New England Folktale (2015), expresses so effectively. Within th...

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Subtitles:Special Issue: 2018 International Conference on Religion and Film, Toronto
Main Author: Zwissler, Laurel (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2018
In: The journal of religion and film
Year: 2018, Volume: 22, Issue: 3, Pages: 1-33
Further subjects:B Feminism
B Paganism
B Witches
B Satanism
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