{"product_id":"witchcraft-a-history-in-thirteen-trials-hardcover","title":"Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarion Gibson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of 2024\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"thought-provoking and timely\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, London) global history of witch trials across Europe, Africa, and the Americas, told through thirteen distinct trials that illuminate a pattern of demonization and conspiratorial thinking that has profoundly shaped human history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis \"inventive and compelling\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e, London) work of social history travels through thirteen witch trials across history, some famous--like the Salem witch trials--and some lesser-known: on Vard  island, Norway, in the 1620s, where an indigenous Sami woman was accused of murder; in France in 1731, during the country's last witch trial, where a young woman was pitted against her confessor and cult leader; in Lesotho in 1948, where British colonial authorities executed local leaders. Exploring how witchcraft was feared, then decriminalized, and then reimagined as gendered persecution, \u003ci\u003eWitchcraft\u003c\/i\u003e takes on the intersections between gender and power, indigenous spirituality and colonial rule, political conspiracy and individual resistance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Offering a striking, dramatic journey unspooling over centuries and across continents, \u003ci\u003eWitchcraft\u003c\/i\u003e is a \"well-rounded insight into some of the strangest and cruelest moments in history\" (Buzz Magazine), giving voice to those who have been silenced by history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarion Gibson is a bestselling author and historian of witchcraft and magic. In addition to her first trade book, \u003ci\u003eWitchcraft\u003c\/i\u003e, Marion has published eight academic books on witches in history and literature, edited five books, and published many articles on witches and magic.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eEmerita Professor of Renaissance and Magical Literatures at the University of Exeter, she lives in Devonshire, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.5 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 16, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43829034451030,"sku":"9781668002421","price":51.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/5138\/4918\/files\/EzLK5ZX7tP9781668002421.webp?v=1782918425","url":"https:\/\/www.sourceandsage.com\/products\/witchcraft-a-history-in-thirteen-trials-hardcover","provider":"Source \u0026 Sage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}