HIST 332 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Middle Ages, Asceticism, Misogyny
12 Mar 2019
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Can use the readings on the syllabus for essays. Can use other chapters in the book even if one chapter is more useful. Have to be very careful because witchcraft is a complex subject. Feminist writers have superficial approaches - arguing that the. "great witch hunts" of the 16th and 17th centuries were a way of putting down non-conventional women. Midwives are not threatening or dangerous either. Children die and they become scapegoats for the death of an infant if parents don"t want to accept it. Women are accusing other women (this is important) No means always men trying to put down women. Question of psychological issues and issues with witchcraft. Can put in images and add works and change works as well. 10-12 pages includes the bibliography, essentially 10 pages of text. Women devoted their lives to religion to try and imitate christ and lead as perfect a life as possible according to religious precept.
