Spellbound: Woman and Witchcraft in America

by Elizabeth Reis (Editor)

Spellbound: Women and Witchcraft in America is a collection of twelve articles that explore crucial events in the history of witch-hunting and its demonization of women in American and American women's own use of witchcraft as a source of identity and strength, as well as the complicated relationship between the two. Beginning with the accused 'witches' of colonial America, Spellbound extends its focus through the nineteenth century to explore women's involvement with alternative spiritualities, and culminates with examinations of the contemporary feminist neopagan and Goddess movements.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Religion, Feminism, Adult, Witches

300 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Michelle]

This is a great academic book about Women and Witchcraft. Each chapter is written in an essay format. Some essays are very interesting to read and will get you to turn the page and yearn for more, other essays can be boring or dry and you might not be as quick to turn the page. Overall this book is a great read for those interested in different aspects and view points of Witchcraft as well as the focus of different issues such as: feminist witchcraft, misogyny in witchcraft, the salem witch trials, goddess traditions, voodoo, etc.

[Cara]

less useful than Karlsen for me but compelling