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Political, Religious and Feminist Aspects of Witchraft in Contemporary Women's Writing
2014. urn:nbn:hr:142:714138
Mišić, Vladimir
Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English Language and Literature

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Mišić, V. (2014). Political, Religious and Feminist Aspects of Witchraft in Contemporary Women's Writing (Master's thesis). Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:714138

Mišić, Vladimir. "Political, Religious and Feminist Aspects of Witchraft in Contemporary Women's Writing." Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2014. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:714138

Mišić, Vladimir. "Political, Religious and Feminist Aspects of Witchraft in Contemporary Women's Writing." Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2014. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:714138

Mišić, V. (2014). 'Political, Religious and Feminist Aspects of Witchraft in Contemporary Women's Writing', Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 02 April 2025, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:714138

Mišić V. Political, Religious and Feminist Aspects of Witchraft in Contemporary Women's Writing [Master's thesis]. Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2014 [cited 2025 April 02] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:714138

V. Mišić, "Political, Religious and Feminist Aspects of Witchraft in Contemporary Women's Writing", Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Osijek, 2014. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:714138

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TitlePolitical, Religious and Feminist Aspects of Witchraft in Contemporary Women's Writing
Title (croatian)Politički, religijski i feministički aspekti čarobnjaštva u suvremenom ženskom pismu
AuthorVladimir Mišić
MentorSanja Runtić (mentor)
Committee memberBiljana Oklopčić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee memberJadranka Zlomislić (član povjerenstva)
Committee memberSanja Runtić (član povjerenstva)
GranterJosip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of English Language and Literature)
Osijek
Defense date and country2014-09-30, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Anglistics
Abstract
This paper explores the political, religious, and feminist aspects of contemporary witchcraft novels. It discusses the novels: A Discovery of Witches (2011) by Deborah Harkness, The Witching Hour: Lives of the Mayfair Witches (1991) by Anne Rice, The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane (2009) by Katherine Howe, Voodoo Dreams: A Story of Marie Leveau (1995) by Jewell Parker Rhodes, and Beautiful Creatures (2009) by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. The analysis pays special attention to these novels'... More references to social issues such as racism, intolerance, social status of women, and the social function of religion that are achieved not only through fictional depiction of social issues but also by referring to actual historical occurrences. The chapter on political aspects of witchcraft discusses in depth the policies and social interactions between witches and elaborates on the moral issues of using magic for personal gain. The analysis of the religious aspect of contemporary fiction about witchcraft, conducted in the following chapter, points at the role of the Catholic Church in the persecutions of witches during the Middle Ages. This Chapter also analyzes the religious elements in witchcraft itself by comparing fictional rituals to practices of pre-Christian religions. The last chapter, dedicated to feminist aspects of these novels, provides evidence of fictional witches being strong, educated, and independent women. In addition to social issues, the analysis of political, religious, and feminist aspects provides an insight into the complex character of a fictional witch. The novels included in this scrutiny show that contemporary authors turn away from the traditional way of depicting witches as villains by revolving the plot around their lives and experiences. They demonstrate that a witch need not always be a negative character but can also be good and kind. As these authors include important social issues into their writing, reference historical occurrences, and create multifaceted characters, it can be said that fiction about witchcraft must not necessarily be trivial. Less
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Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:142:714138
Study programmeTitle: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teacher Training, Translation and Interpreting Studies, Philology
Course: Teacher Training
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti)
Study programmeTitle: German Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teacher Training, Translation Studies
Course: Teacher Training
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra njemačkog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra njemačkog jezika i književnosti)
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