Monday, July 22, 5:30pm, Kaplan Auditorium

Hendersonville Main Branch Library

The Burning Times is a 1990 Canadian documentary presenting a feminist account of the Early Modern European witchcraft trials. It was directed by Donna Read and written by Erna Buffie, and features interviews with feminist and Neopagan notables, such as Starhawk, Margot Adler, and Matthew Fox. This documentary takes an in-depth look at the witch hunts that swept Europe just a few hundred years ago. False accusations and trials led to massive torture and burnings at the stake and ultimately to the destruction of an organic way of life. The film questions whether the widespread violence against women and the neglect of our environment today can be traced back to those times. The film is part two of a series of three films on women and spirituality, which includes Goddess Remembered and Full Circle.