[ **up: [[Witchcraft]]** ] --- # Witches There has long been [[misogyny]] in the way in which witches are presented versus, say, sorcerers or magicians.[^1] --- ## History ### Europe Max Dashu writes that witches were [[Shamanism|shamanic]] in nature; they engaged in ‘spirit flights’ with their animal familiars, etc.[^2] --- ![[wellcome collection - 'A witch holding a plant in one hand and a fan in the other. Woodcut, ca. 1700-1720.' (Public Domain).jpg]] A witch holding a plant in one hand and a fan in the other. Woodcut, ca. 1700-1720 ([Public Domain Mark](https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/pdm/)).[^3] [^1]: Max Dashu, [[Dashu. 'Witches and Pagans_ Women in European Folk Religion, 700-1100', 2017.|Witches and Pagans: Women in European Folk Religion, 700-1100]] (Richmond, CA: Veleda Press, 2017), p. 46. [^2]: Max Dashu, [[Dashu. 'Witches and Pagans_ Women in European Folk Religion, 700-1100', 2017.|Witches and Pagans: Women in European Folk Religion, 700-1100]] (Richmond, CA: Veleda Press, 2017), p. 81. [^3]: ‘A witch holding a plant in one hand and a fan in the other. Woodcut, ca. 1700-1720, *Wellcome Collection* (603070i), retrieved 13 February 2025, https://wellcomecollection.org/works/reyxcvfk. Licenced: [Public Domain Mark](https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/pdm/)