Crafting the Witch: Gendering Magic in Medieval and Early Modern England (Studies in Medieval History & Culture)

by HeidiBreuer (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2009

  $163.82

  Analyzes the gendered transformation of magical figures occurring in Arthurian romance in England from the twelfth to the sixteenth centuries. This work explores both the literary and the social motivations for this transformation, seeking an answer to the question, 'why did the witch become wicked?'