Women as Angel, Women as Evil

From witches and sociopaths to shrewd business women and sexually unruly females, societal notions of women and femininity have been informed by a tendency to define socially deviant or unacceptable behaviour as evil. The authors included in this volume explore the relationship between women and evi [...]
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From witches and sociopaths to shrewd business women and sexually unruly females, societal notions of women and femininity have been informed by a tendency to define socially deviant or unacceptable behaviour as evil. The authors included in this volume explore the relationship between women and evil by exposing the ways in which the concept of femininity serves as a basis for policing the conduct of women who pose a threat to social norms and patriarchal privilege. This volume offers an insightful cross-disciplinary analysis which seeks to redeem or at least shed new light on women who misbehave.