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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814699103321

Autore

Madej-Stang Adriana

Titolo

Which face of witch : self-representations of women as witches in works of contemporary British women writers / / Adriana Madej-Stang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4438-7987-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (269 p.)

Disciplina

813.01030837

Soggetti

Witches in literature

English fiction - Women authors - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE; PART I; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; PART II; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; PART III; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

For centuries, the figure of the witch represented the hostile and feared ""other"" on the edge of human society, placed ""in between"" the world of people and the world of demons. Whether she stood for the untamed powers of nature, dark powers of knowledge or magic, or evil powers derived from the devil, she was always identified with fear as a disturbance, as a danger to the order of society and to the well-being of those who understood themselves as settled within the borders of the patriarcha...