The trial of Theoris of Lemnos: A 4th century witch or folk healer
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The trials for witchcraft in Greece during the fifth and fourth centuries B.C.E., which were rare are presented with reference to the trial of Theoris of Lemnos, who was prosecuted allegedly for casting incantations and using harmful drugs. It can be concluded that Theoris operated on the religious and medical margins of the 4th century Athenian society, where the distinction between magical healing and magical harm was often erased, and the difference between respect for divine forces and impiety toward them was unclear.
Publication Name: Western Folklore
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0043-373X
Year: 2000
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Barrio gardens: the arrangement of a woman's space
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Barrio gardens, where Mexican-American women combined their cultural ideas of womanhood, individual expression, and negotiation in their own space of land, are nowadays becoming extinct. It was the responsibility of the women to plant and tend to the flora planted in the barrio gardens, thus making the garden a place to provide practical resources.
Publication Name: Western Folklore
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0043-373X
Year: 2000
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The making and unmaking of a folk hero: The Ellie Nesler story
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The role of the press coverage during the period from April 1993 to January 1994, in the case of Ellie Nesler, who was arrested for shooting a man who had molested her son, is presented. The stories related to Ellie Nesler tried to portray her image as that of the heroic criminal or outlaw hero or social bandit.
Publication Name: Western Folklore
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0043-373X
Year: 2000
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