"Secret, Black, and Midnight Hags": The Conception, Presentation and Functions of Witches in English Renaissance DramaBraumüller, 2005 - 439 páginas |
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... female victims was no coincidence . Women were regarded as inherently weak and susceptible to the temptations of evil and thus to witchcraft . Karen New- man reports that " in England witches were overwhelmingly women - over 90 percent ...
... female victims was no coincidence . Women were regarded as inherently weak and susceptible to the temptations of evil and thus to witchcraft . Karen New- man reports that " in England witches were overwhelmingly women - over 90 percent ...
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... female voices , since female perspectives have been exclusively handed down through male mediation in written documents . The analysis of women's roles not only as victims but also as active par- ticipants in trials is another strong ...
... female voices , since female perspectives have been exclusively handed down through male mediation in written documents . The analysis of women's roles not only as victims but also as active par- ticipants in trials is another strong ...
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... female sexual organs were believed to be con- tained in all human bodies.20 The male genitals corresponded to the female genitals with the single difference that the former were visible outside the body whereas the latter were concealed ...
... female sexual organs were believed to be con- tained in all human bodies.20 The male genitals corresponded to the female genitals with the single difference that the former were visible outside the body whereas the latter were concealed ...
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Witchcraft in the European Context | 13 |
Malevolent Witches in English Renaissance Drama | 55 |
Conclusions | 291 |
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