{"product_id":"how-to-kill-a-witch-the-patriarchys-guide-to-silencing-women","title":"How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A lively tribute to the past's persecuted women and \"quarrelsome dames.\" -- \n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Fascinating and illuminating, this book tempers justifiable rage with sharp and funny pinpricks to the pompous.\" -- \n\u003cstrong\u003eVal McDermid, author of \u003cem\u003ePast Lying\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"As well as highly entertaining read, \n\u003cem\u003eHow To Kill A Witch\u003c\/em\u003e is a tour de force of research, understanding and compassion. What the world needs is more quarrelsome dames--and Claire Mitchell and Zoe Venditozzi are two of the best.\" -- \n\u003cstrong\u003eProfessor Sue Black, author of \u003cem\u003eAll That Remains\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A dignified, defiant memorial to thousands of ordinary women branded as witches and, all too often, put to death. Told with imagination and empathy, the stories in this book expose the tragedy of their lives, as well as the subordination, paranoia and cruelty responsible. Serious and angry, but so completely accessible, \n\u003cem\u003eHow To Kill A Witch\u003c\/em\u003e is a work of real historical investigation and a fierce warning for our times.\" -- \n\u003cstrong\u003eMalcolm Gaskill, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Ruin Of All Witches\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"As a woman who has been called a witch from as early as age ten, you could say I've been waiting my whole life for this book. How did they get away with the wholesale slaughter of women simply for being opinionated, intuitive, creative or intelligent? At a time when women's rights are once again being threatened across the globe, this book could not be a more timely read if it tried.\" -- \n\u003cstrong\u003eShirley Manson, Garbage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Quite possibly the most horrific portrayal of one of our darkest periods in history. This book, whilst an addictive read, also warns us of the dangers of powerful men (mostly) who used scapegoating and mass hysteria to target and murder women (mostly). The writers hand us a nightmarish blueprint of what could easily happen today, if we chose to ignore our past.\" -- \n\u003cstrong\u003eAamer Anwar, leading Human Rights Lawyer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"The Witches of Scotland... profile persecuted women from the burning times. Their tales are woven by archivists, historians and writers--and by Venditozzi and Mitchell themselves, two of Scotland's most vivid storytellers.\" -- \n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A unique, angry, surprisingly funny tour of what Scottish witch trial history means today.\" -- \n\u003cstrong\u003eMarion Gibson, author of \u003cem\u003eWitchcraft: A History in 13 Trials\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Utterly absorbing and drags you in immediately.\" -- \n\u003cstrong\u003eJenny Colgan, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Bookshop on the Corner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"The most important book I'll read this year. A manifesto, a call to arms, a historical heist and a paragon of storytelling, \n\u003cem\u003eHow to Kill a Witch\u003c\/em\u003e prods some of the most topical issues of the moment and provides a wealth of insights, stitching the past and present together like some gorgeous tartan. Zoe and Claire are a dynamic duo of quarrelsome dames, and their take on witches is the very best. Brilliant, witty, searing, and necessary, this is a book to share and treasure.\" -- \n\u003cstrong\u003eCJ Cooke, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Lighthouse Witches\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Terrifying, fascinating and important.\" -- \n\u003cstrong\u003eSara Sheridan, author of \u003cem\u003eWhere Are the Women\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Fair Botanists\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Terrifying, fascinating, and important.\" --Sara Sheridan, author of \u003cem\u003eWhere Are the Women?\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Fair Botanists\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNothing brings people together like a common enemy, and witches were the greatest enemy of all.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScotland, 1563: Crops failed. People starved. And the Devil's influence was stronger than ever--at least, that's what everyone believed. If you were a woman living in Scotland during this turbulent time, there was a very good chance that you, or someone you knew, would be tried as a witch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the chaos of the Reformation, violence against women was codified for the first time in the Witchcraft Act--a tool of theocratic control with one chilling goal: to root out witches and rid the land of evil. What followed was a dark and misogynistic chapter in history that fanned the flames of witch hunts across the globe, including in the United States and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eHow to Kill a Witch\u003c\/em\u003e, Zoe Venditozzi and Claire Mitchell, hosts of the popular \u003cem\u003eWitches of Scotland\u003c\/em\u003e podcast, unravel the grim yet absurdly bureaucratic process of identifying, accusing, trying, and executing women as witches. With sharp wit and keen feminist insight, they reveal the inner workings of a patriarchal system designed to weaponize fear and oppress women.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis captivating (and often infuriating) account, which weaves a rich tapestry of trial transcripts, witness accounts, and the documents that set the legal grounds for the witch hunts, exposes how this violent period of history mirrors today's struggles for justice and equality. \u003cem\u003eHow to Kill a Witch\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful, darkly humorous reminder of the dangers of superstition, bias, and ignorance, and a warning to never forget the past... while raising the question of whether it could ever happen again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2025 pg. 13 (EAN 9781464241222, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 07\/28\/2025 (EAN 9781464241222, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 09\/01\/2025 (EAN 9781464241222, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eVenditozzi, Zoe\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZoe Venditozzi lives in NE Fife, Scotland and has worked in education for more than twenty years. 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