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



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Autore: Madej-Stang Adriana Visualizza persona
Titolo: Which face of witch : self-representations of women as witches in works of contemporary British women writers / / Adriana Madej-Stang Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2015
©2015
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (269 p.)
Disciplina: 813.01030837
Soggetto topico: Witches in literature
English fiction - Women authors - History and criticism
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...
Titolo autorizzato: Which face of witch  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-4438-7987-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910814699103321
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