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Suffering Witches to Live: Jewish Women and the Legacies of Religious Law

Women Who Went Before

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The Rigged Trials of History: Witchcraft and Female Oppression

This chapter explores the dark history of witch trials in Europe and America, focusing on the swim test used to determine guilt. It also examines Beruria's challenging narrative against patriarchal religious interpretations, highlighting the historical repression of women.

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