Hexing the Patriarchy
26 Potions, Spells, and Magical Elixirs to Embolden the Resistance
Published on 14. November 2019
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-1-58005-874-2 (ISBN)
Description
As our newsfeeds become more and more glutted by stories of harassment and assault, it's no surprise women are turning to every power in their arsenal to fight back--even the magical ones. As Lindy West put it in her New York Times op-ed, "Yes, this is a witch hunt. I'm a witch, and I'm hunting you."
Hexing the Patriarchy: Magical Resistance from A to Z is a book for women for women who want to join the resistance. Upbeat and inviting, without making light of anyone's oppression or spirituality, it offers fed-up women a primer of enchantment in the form of 26 spells for undermining modern-day oppression, all gathered from authentic witches from various magical traditions. Readers will learn how to . . .
make salt scrubs to "wash away patriarchal bullshit" place spells on misogynist leadershipmix potions to boost their strength against harassment
. . . and more. Individually and cumulatively, the spells are designed to topple the patriarchy with a dangerous, they-never-saw-it-coming power.
Hexing the Patriarchy: Magical Resistance from A to Z is a book for women for women who want to join the resistance. Upbeat and inviting, without making light of anyone's oppression or spirituality, it offers fed-up women a primer of enchantment in the form of 26 spells for undermining modern-day oppression, all gathered from authentic witches from various magical traditions. Readers will learn how to . . .
make salt scrubs to "wash away patriarchal bullshit" place spells on misogynist leadershipmix potions to boost their strength against harassment
. . . and more. Individually and cumulatively, the spells are designed to topple the patriarchy with a dangerous, they-never-saw-it-coming power.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Seattle, WA
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Paper over boards
Illustrations
26 Illustrations, black & white
Dimensions
Height: 188 mm
Width: 134 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
369 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58005-874-2 (9781580058742)
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E-Book
10/2019
Basic Books
€10.99
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Person
Ariel Gore is a journalist, writer and teacher. Her novel We Were Witches was celebrated for its "piercing and wise" (Booklist) examination of modern womanhood. Gore is the founder of Hip Mama, an Alternative Press Award-winning publication covering the culture and politics of motherhood and the creator of the Fascism Fatigue Coloring Book. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.