DVD

The burning times [videorecording] / produced by Studio D, National Film Board of Canada ; producers, Mary Armstrong, Margaret Pettigrew, Signe Johansson ; director, Donna Read ; narration written by Erna Buffie, Donna Read.

Read, Donna. (Added Author). Starhawk. (Added Author). Adler, Margot. (Added Author). Fox, Matthew, 1940- (Added Author). National Film Board of Canada. Studio D. (Added Author).

Summary:

Discusses legends and misconceptions regarding the term "witch". Examines women's roles in goddess-based religions and how the Christian church attacked them as witches during the Middle Ages. Supports the belief that anti-witch hysteria persists today in modern society's cultural acceptance of violence against women.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (56 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, c2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1990 by the National Film Board of Canada, Studio D.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Cinematographer, Susan Trow ; editors, Judith Merritt, Donna Read ; narrator, Martha Henry ; music composed and performed by Loreena McKennitt.
Participant or Performer Note:	Participants: Starhawk, teacher, author & witch ; Matthew Fox, former Dominican priest and leader of the Creation Spirituality movement ; Margot Adler, witch and National Public Radio reporter.
System Details Note:	DVD-R.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Licensed for: home, classroom, library. Restrictions: no ILL.