{"title":"Marion Gibson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarion Gibson\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the fascinating history of witchcraft with a scholarly yet accessible approach. Her works delve into the cultural and social contexts of witchcraft, offering readers a thoughtful examination of its origins and enduring influence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBlending historical insight with educational clarity, Gibson’s books serve as valuable references for those interested in the intersection of history, belief, and society. Ideal for readers curious about the deeper meanings behind witchcraft traditions and their place in history.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"witchcraft-by-marion-gibson-9781398508514","title":"Witchcraft","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSalem, King James VI, \u003cem\u003eMalleus Maleficarum\u003c\/em\u003e. The world of witch hunts and witch trials sounds antiquated, relics of an unenlightened and brutal age. However, \u003cem\u003ewitch hunt\u003c\/em\u003e is heard often in the present-day media, and the misogyny it is rooted in is all too familiar today. A woman was prosecuted under the 1735 Witchcraft Act as recently as 1944.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWitchcraft\u003c\/em\u003e uses thirteen significant trials to explore the history of witchcraft and witch hunts. As well as investigating some of the most famous trials from the Middle Ages to the 18th century, it takes us in new and surprising directions. It shows us how witchcraft was decriminalised in the 18th century, only to be reimagined by the 1780s Romantic radicals. We will learn how it evolved from being seen as a threat to Christianity to being perceived as gendered persecution, and how trials against chieftains in Africa stoked anger against colonial rule.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSignificantly, the book tells the stories of the victims - women, such as Helena Scheuberin and Joan Wright - whose stories have too often been overshadowed by those of the powerful men, such as King James VI and I and “Witchfinder General” Matthew Hopkins, who hounded them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile this will be a history of witchcraft, the subject cannot be consigned to the history books. Hundreds of people, mostly women, are tried and killed as witches every year in Africa. \u003cem\u003eWITCH HUNT!\u003c\/em\u003e is as common in our language today as ever it was, and witches are still on trial across the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46534370984172,"sku":"9781398508514","price":36.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/25538993482685.jpg?v=1749430392"},{"product_id":"witchcraft-by-marion-gibson-9781398508538","title":"Witchcraft","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese stories of witchcraft, \u003cb\u003etrue and vividly told\u003c\/b\u003e, demonstrate the potent reality of belief in evil and how in any era or place fear can be weaponised and marginal people, mostly women, labelled as wicked and dangerous. Together they comprise \u003cb\u003enot just a history of witchcraft but a cautionary tale\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMalcolm Gaskill, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Ruin of All Witches\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Thought-provoking and timely... Searing'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJessie Childs, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWitchcraft\u003c\/i\u003e, Professor Marion Gibson uses thirteen significant trials to tell the \u003cb\u003eglobal history\u003c\/b\u003e of witchcraft and witch-hunts. As well as exploring the origins of witch-hunts through some of the \u003cb\u003emost famous trials\u003c\/b\u003e from the Middle Ages to the eighteenth century, it takes us in new and surprising directions. \u003cb\u003eThree women were prosecuted under a version of the 1735 Witchcraft Act as recently as 2018.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProfessor Gibson also tells \u003cb\u003ethe stories of the ‘witches’\u003c\/b\u003e – mostly women like Helena Scheuberin, Anny Sampson and Joan Wright, \u003cb\u003ewhose stories have too often been overshadowed by those of the powerful men, such as King James I and ‘Witchfinder General’ Matthew Hopkins, who hounded them.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOnce a tool invented by demonologists to hurt and silence their enemies, witch trials have been twisted and transformed over the course of history and the lines between witch and witch-hunter blurred. \u003cb\u003eFor the fortunate, a witch-hunt is just a metaphor, but, as this book makes clear, witches are truly still on trial.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46837610348780,"sku":"9781398508538","price":28.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/25539233482685.jpg?v=1758615582"},{"product_id":"witchcraft-the-basics-by-marion-gibson-9781138779969","title":"Witchcraft: The Basics","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWitchcraft: The Basics\u003c\/em\u003e is an accessible and engaging introduction to the scholarly study of witchcraft, exploring the phenomenon from its earliest definitions in the Middle Ages through to its resonances in the modern world. Through the use of two case studies, this book delves into the emergence of the witch as a harmful figure within western thought and traces the representation of witchcraft throughout history, analysing the roles of culture, religion, politics, gender, and more in the evolution and enduring role of witchcraft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKey topics discussed within the book include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe role of language in creating and shaping the concept of witchcraft\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe laws and treatises written against witchcraft\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe representation of witchcraft in early modern literature\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe representation of witchcraft in recent literature, TV, and film\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eScholarly approaches to witchcraft through time\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe relationship between witchcraft and paganism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith an extensive further reading list, summaries, and questions to consider at the end of each chapter, \u003cem\u003eWitchcraft: The Basics\u003c\/em\u003e is an ideal introduction for anyone wishing to learn more about this controversial issue in human culture, which is still very much alive today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47608286019820,"sku":"9781138779969","price":235.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781138779969-witchcraft-the-basics.jpg?v=1778194478"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/marion-gibson.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}