Were Witches Europe's Original Feminists?

In this clip from his lecture 'Modern Pagan Witchcraft', Professor Ronald Hutton argues that the figure of the witch is significant to feminism, given it was one of the few early representations of female power in European religion and folklore.

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Professor Ronald Hutton

Professor Ronald Hutton

Gresham Professor of Divinity

Professor Hutton is Professor of History at the University of Bristol. He took degrees at Cambridge and then Oxford Universities, and was a fellow of...

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