Listening to Women: Empathy as a Method for the Study of the Witch-Trial Archives.

A feminist approach to early modern witchcraft should start from empathy. I argue that scholars must understand the people involved in witch trials, both the accused and the accusers, as individuals with their own motivations and goals. As revealed in gender based studies of witchcraft, the constrai...

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Published in:Magic, Ritual & Witchcraft Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 182 - 192
Main Author: Hill, Abigail
Format: Article
Published: University of Pennsylvania Press Fall2025
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