I am sorry I am not so active for the last time. I wish to share with you a work produced by a friend of mine on whichhunt during the middle ages, and it´s relationship to political contests we find ourselves in.
NEW PAMPHLET FROM PAST TENSE PUBLICATIONS
“BURNING WOMEN”
THE EUROPEAN WITCH HUNTS, ENCLOSURE AND THE RISE OF CAPITALISM
By Lady Stardust.
During the 16th and 17th century, all across Europe, in every town and village, women were killed, en masse, as witches. In some towns there were a few killed every week, in some towns hundreds killed in one go. The killings went on for two centuries and touched everyone's lives. They spread fear, destroyed networks and resistance and did not stop until the population was sufficiently subordinated and the emerging state, capitalist social relations and church had got its claws into the lives and psyches of the people.
Not only is the deep significance of the witch trials glossed over in mainstream history, it is glossed over in Marxist and anarchist
history too. Where it is discussed the gender implications are not brought to the fore. This pamphlet is a small step to redressing the balance. It includes a brief historical background and a description of the trials, followed by a discussion of some of their causes and effects.
Understanding the witch trials is vital part of understanding the rise of capitalism, the family, women's roles and our relation to our
bodies. This brief overview looks at the economic, social and ideological reasons for, and effects of, the massacre of women that
took place during the rise of capitalism.
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The book can be bought but also freely downloaded from the net:
http://escanda.org/RWG/Texts/burning_women.pdf
Cover Price: £1.00
To order “Burning Women”, just write to:
PAST TENSE,
c/o 56A INFO SHOP,
56 CRAMPTON STREET,
LONDON,
SE17 3AE
Including 50p for Postage and packing.
xare
3 Comments
I don't feel superior or less than a woman and many men choose to think the same and I do feel in the end it will simply balance itself out by the mere situation you have power seekers on both sides and you have complacency on both sides. although I do see more power hungry women more and more and it's not attractive in either sex.
but I do plan to read it in more detail as I have been wiccan and have toyed with being wiccan myself at one time long ago. For the record I'd say I'm fairly anti religion over all most of my life. I feel inner self understanding is far more useful though that would be more philosophical into the realms of Buddhists though I suppose.
cheers
IV
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