Which face of witch : self-representations of women as witches in works of contemporary British women writers / Adriana Madej-Stang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Madej-Stang, Adriana, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Witches in literature.

English fiction--Women authors--History and criticism.

English fiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For centuries, the figure of the witch represented the hostile and feared ""other"" on the edge of human society, placed ""in between"" the world of people and the world of demons. Whether she stood for the untamed powers of nature, dark powers of knowledge or magic, or evil powers derived from the devil, she was always identified with fear as a disturbance, as a danger to the order of society and to the well-being of those who understood themselves as settled within the borders of the patriarcha...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE; PART I; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; PART II; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; PART III; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 8, 2015).

ISBN:

1-4438-7987-8

OCLC:

913091809