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Crafting the Witch: Gendering Magic in Medieval and Early Modern England (Studies in Medieval History and Culture) 1st Edition

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This book analyzes the gendered transformation of magical figures occurring in Arthurian romance in England from the twelfth to the sixteenth centuries.

In the earlier texts, magic is predominantly a masculine pursuit, garnering its user prestige and power, but in the later texts, magic becomes a primarily feminine activity, one that marks its user as wicked and heretical. This project explores both the literary and the social motivations for this transformation, seeking an answer to the question, 'why did the witch become wicked?'

Heidi Breuer traverses both the medieval and early modern periods and considers the way in which the representation of literary witches interacted with the culture at large, ultimately arguing that a series of economic crises in the fourteenth century created a labour shortage met by women. As women moved into the previously male-dominated economy, literary backlash came in the form of the witch, and social backlash followed soon after in the form of Renaissance witch-hunting. The witch figure serves a similar function in modern American culture because late-industrial capitalism challenges gender conventions in similar ways as the economic crises of the medieval period.

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  1. ISBN-10
    0415977614
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0415977616
  3. Edition
    1st
  4. Publisher
    Routledge
  5. Publication date
    April 1, 2009
  6. Part of series
    Studies in Medieval History and Culture
  7. Language
    English
  8. Dimensions
    6.75 x 0.5 x 9.5 inches
  9. Print length
    190 pages
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'There is much to recommend in this book. It is engagingly written, even when dealing with difficult concepts, and the linking of medieval with modern representations of magic is fascinating, especially because many students are first attracted to studying magic because of modern TV shows or novels ... Overall, this is a stimulating and accessible contribution to a growing field, and has much to interest historians of medieval and early modern magic.' – Reviews in History

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Heidi Breuer is Associate Professor at California State University, San Marcos, USA.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge; 1st edition (April 1, 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 190 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0415977614
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0415977616
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.75 x 0.5 x 9.5 inches
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In this text, the author talks a lot about "binary gendering" - men who take on female witchlike characteristics and women who take on those of men. There's a lot of talk about the Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz (what?) and the witches in Sleeping Beauty, etc. I found the text off-topic as the title suggests MEDIEVAL witchcraft. I read part of it, quoted one or two items for a paper, and put it down. I wasn't expecting to hear about our NEW witches but if you're wanting something about modern good and bad witches in more recent times, you might order this book. Yes, there are references to Arthur and Merlin, etc., but this was not a book that would help you much if you want something really serious about medieval witchcraft.
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