Past, Present, and the Politics of Witch Hunts
This article compares contemporary political rhetoric from and around Donald Trump with early modern discourse on witchcraft. Trump frequently and explicitly positions himself as the victim of political "witch hunts." I will argue that he also deploys rhetoric that parallels early modern a...
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| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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Renaissance and reformation
Year: 2024, Volume: 47, Issue: 4, Pages: 143-168 |
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Demonology
B King James VI and I B Political rhetoric B Donald Trump B Witch hunts B Jean Bodin |
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