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100 1 $aGibson, Marion,$d1970-
245 10 $aWitchcraft myths in American culture /$cMarion Gibson.
260 $aNew York :$bRoutledge,$c©2007.
300 $a293 pages ;$c23 cm
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 263-284) and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction -- E pluribus unum? Mythic and missing histories and the politics of American witchcraft -- "Our witch" : local histories of America's witches -- "There's a little witch in every woman" : psychology and the social history of witches -- "We will not fly silently into the night" : Wicca and American witchcraft -- Witches in the family : comedy, drama, and the acceptance of American witches.
520 $aAn examination of how Americans think about and write about witches, from the 'real' witches tried and sometimes executed in early New England to modern re-imaginings of witches as pagan priestesses, comic-strip heroines and feminist icons. The first half of the book is a thorough re-reading of the original documents describing witchcraft prosecutions from 1640-1700 and a re-thinking of these sources as far less coherent and trustworthy than most historians have considered them to be. The second half of the book examines how these historical narratives have transformed into myths of witchcraft still current in American society, writing and visual culture. The discussion includes references to everything from Increase Mather and Edgar Allan Poe to Joss Whedon (the writer/director of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which includes a Wiccan character) and The Blair Witch Project.
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