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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Main Author: Morris, Kathryn (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2025
In: Renaissance and reformation
Year: 2024, Volume: 47, Issue: 4, Pages: 143-168
Further subjects:B Demonology
B King James VI and I
B Political rhetoric
B Donald Trump
B Witch hunts
B Jean Bodin
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
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