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The Witch of Eye

Kathryn Nuernberger

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This amazingly wise and nimble collection investigates the horrors inflicted on so-called “witches” of the past. The Witch of Eye unearths salves, potions, and spells meant to heal, yet interpreted by inquisitors as evidence of evil. The author describes torture and forced confessions alongside accounts of gentleness of legendary midwives. In one essay about a trial, we learn through folklore that Jesus’s mother was a midwife who cured her own son’s rheumatism. In other essays there are subtle parallels to contemporary discourse around abortion and environmental destruction. Nuernberger weaves in her own experiences too. There’s an ironic look at her own wedding, an uncomfortable visit to the Prague Museum of Torture, and an afternoon spent tearing out a garden in a mercurial fit. Her researched material is eye-opening, lively, and often funny. An absolutely thrilling collection.

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Walpurga Hausmännin, abortion, feminism, Folklore, Women's History Month, environmental destruction, Witches, Maria Gonçalves, Salves, Potions, torture, philosophy, Spells, Midwives, mythology, contemporary social justice issues, forced confessions, Midwifery, Essays, Witch trials