Joan of Arc: Heretic, Mystic, Shaman (Studies in Women & Religion S., Vol 17)

Name: Joan of Arc
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by Anne Llewellyn Barstow

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Joan of Arc: Heretic, Mystic, Shaman (Studies in Women & Religion S., Vol 17)

by Anne Llewellyn Barstow

1 rating • 1 review • 1 shelved

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ISBN10 0889465320
ISBN13 9780889465329
Publish Date April 1989 (first published 1 January 1986)
Publish Status Active
Publish Country US
Publisher The Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
Imprint Edwin Mellen Press Ltd

Format Hardcover
Pages 156
Language English

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Barstow has written an engaging and informative book explaining some of the medieval thinking that affected the way in which Joan of Arc was tried. Her chapters on Joan as a heretic and a witch are particularly informative, providing historical context and explaining the gender biases that led to women being accused of witchcraft far more often than men. I skimmed the chapter on Joan as a shaman, as it did not seem to be a particularly helpful way of thinking about her, and the parts I read did not convince me that it was.