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Author Van Vuuren, Nancy, 1938-

Title The subversion of women : as practiced by churches, witch-hunters, and other sexists / by Nancy van Vuuren
Published Philadelphia : Westminster Press, [1973]

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 MELB  305.42 Van/Sow  AVAILABLE
Description 190 pages ; 22 cm
Contents Biblical times and the church fathers -- Middle Ages and heretical movements -- Reformation and the post-reformation period -- Today -- Historical background of the development of the witch craze of 1300-1700 -- Malleus maleficarum -- "Evidence" presented against persons accused of witchcraft -- Some individual cases -- Today -- Prostitution -- Marriage, mistresses, and intrigue -- Working woman and sex -- Sex role of women in education -- Women and war -- Sex and race -- Sexual relations and law enforcement -- Today
Bibliography Bibliography: pages [187]-190
Notes Also issued online
Subject Women -- Religious aspects.
Women -- History.
Women -- Social conditions.
LC no. 73005874
ISBN 0664209726