Ashes and stones : a journey through Scotland in search of women hunted as witches /
Shaw, Allyson,
Ashes and stones : a journey through Scotland in search of women hunted as witches / Allyson Shaw ; map drawn by Jamie Whyte. - First Pegasus Books cloth edition. - 292 pages : map ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-289).
"In Ashes and Stones we visit modern memorials and standing stones, and roam among forests and hedge mazes, folklore 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 together threads of history and feminist reclamation to create a vibrant memorial. This is the untold story of the witches' monuments of Scotland and the women's lives they mark. Ashes and Stones is a trove of folklore linking the lives of contemporary women to the horrors of the past, a record of resilience and a call to choose and remember our ancestors." --
9781639365296 163936529X
Simon & Schuster, Order Dept 100 Front st, Riverside, NJ, USA, 08075 SAN 200-2442
Witchcraft--History.--Scotland
Witches--History.--Scotland
Women--History.--Scotland
Scotland--History.
Nonfiction novels.
Ashes and stones : a journey through Scotland in search of women hunted as witches / Allyson Shaw ; map drawn by Jamie Whyte. - First Pegasus Books cloth edition. - 292 pages : map ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-289).
"In Ashes and Stones we visit modern memorials and standing stones, and roam among forests and hedge mazes, folklore 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 together threads of history and feminist reclamation to create a vibrant memorial. This is the untold story of the witches' monuments of Scotland and the women's lives they mark. Ashes and Stones is a trove of folklore linking the lives of contemporary women to the horrors of the past, a record of resilience and a call to choose and remember our ancestors." --
9781639365296 163936529X
Simon & Schuster, Order Dept 100 Front st, Riverside, NJ, USA, 08075 SAN 200-2442
Witchcraft--History.--Scotland
Witches--History.--Scotland
Women--History.--Scotland
Scotland--History.
Nonfiction novels.