Ashes and stones : a Scottish journey in search of witches and witness
Shaw, Allyson2023
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'Ashes and Stones' is a moving and personal journey, along rugged coasts and through remote villages and modern cities, in search of the traces of those accused of witchcraft in seventeenth-century Scotland. We visit modern memorials, roadside shrines and standing stones, and roam among forests and hedge mazes, folk lore and political fantasies. From fairy hills to forgotten caves, we explore a spellbound landscape. Allyson Shaw untangles the myth of witchcraft and gives voice to those erased by it. Her elegant and lucid prose weaves threads of history and feminist reclamation, alongside beautiful travel, nature and memoir writing, to create a vibrant memorial.
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Imprint:
London : Sceptre, 2023.
Collation:
291 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781529395495 (pbk)
Dewey class:
133.4309411133.4309133.43
LC class:
BF1581
Local class:
133.43133.43094
Language:
English
BRN:
3484434