03453cam a2200493 4500 2581153252 TxAuBib 20251005120000.0 ||||||s2025||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781464241239 1464241236 B0DZF3RQHF Amazon 92c8d9ba-d38d-45e3-9255-1e100c19af6e OverDrive (Reserve ID) 11700552 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Venditozzi, Zoe. How to Kill a Witch [Bridges eBook] : The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women. Sourcebooks, 2025. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. historical scotland. misogynist history. fans of history. Witchcraft Act. feminist take. wronged women. witch trials. Reformation. Empowerment. witch hunts. Theocracy. feminism. History. 1500s. HTML:<p>"Terrifying, fascinating, and important." —Sara Sheridan, author of Where Are the Women? and The Fair Botanists</p> <p><strong>Nothing brings people together like a common enemy, and witches were the greatest enemy of all.</strong></p> <p>Scotland, 1563: Crops failed. People starved. And the Devil's influence was stronger than ever—at least, that's what everyone believed. If you were a woman living in Scotland during this turbulent time, there was a very good chance that you, or someone you knew, would be tried as a witch.</p> <p>During the chaos of the Reformation, violence against women was codified for the first time in the Witchcraft Act—a tool of theocratic control with one chilling goal: to root out witches and rid the land of evil. What followed was a dark and misogynistic chapter in history that fanned the flames of witch hunts across the globe, including in the United States and beyond.</p> <p>In How to Kill a Witch, Zoe Venditozzi and Claire Mitchell, hosts of the popular Witches of Scotland podcast, unravel the grim yet absurdly bureaucratic process of identifying, accusing, trying, and executing women as witches. With sharp wit and keen feminist insight, they reveal the inner workings of a patriarchal system designed to weaponize fear and oppress women.</p> <p>This captivating (and often infuriating) account, which weaves a rich tapestry of trial transcripts, witness accounts, and the documents that set the legal grounds for the witch hunts, exposes how this violent period of history mirrors today's struggles for justice and equality. How to Kill a Witch is a powerful, darkly humorous reminder of the dangers of superstition, bias, and ignorance, and a warning to never forget the past... while raising the question of whether it could ever happen again.</p>. Women's Studies. Nonfiction. Sociology. History. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2025-10-03 20:00:03. Mitchell, Claire. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=92c8d9ba-d38d-45e3-9255-1e100c19af6e&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=92c8d9ba-d38d-45e3-9255-1e100c19af6e&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)