Will I love In Defense of Witches?

I originally read this book in French, so for me it was a little challenging as English is my first language. I got more out of it when reading the English version, but reading both for me was helpful. It drove home the idea, (that is very important to me, personally), that when a culture goes after witches, what they're actually doing is going after women with power, or women who refuse to submit.

They didn’t burn witches; they burned women. That is the central premise of this incredible book. I read the original in French and then re-read the English version. The translation is excellent. This book explores the idea of the Witch as a supernatural force and points to how magic was used as an excuse for the unconscious social forces that aimed to keep women in submission.

Women who will not submit are the actual witches. This book is a powerful reminder that whether a woman self-identifies as a witch or is called one, the real message is that she isn’t… show more.