More specifically, artistic productions around thesethemes prove to be a favorable lens to observe the evolution of the witch from an object of persecution to a venerated symbol. Its reflections in arts such as literature, theater, or cinema, seem to bring together the social resonances of this figure on the one hand, and the literary fantasy built around witchcraft on the other. For example, this character, often - but not only - associated with women, invite a discourse centered on femininity and feminism in today’s world. The witch figure, as well as witchcraft, have been resurfacing in today’s French and Francophone culture, and it tends to offer new angles to address themes revolving around marginality. Moreover, voodoo practices and magic healing, those which differ from the representation of Christian demonic witchcraft, are crucial themes and cultural elements in the French-speaking world. These works, that first have social purposes, embody important sources of literary symbols and rep- resentations of a figure which serve to indicate someone who eschews religious, moral, or scientific norms. From the Malleus Maleficarum to Michelet’s La sorcière, and to Mona Chollet’s very recent Sorcières, the representation of the witch in French literature and society has undergone numerous updates and adaptations.
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