澳大利亚记者兼作家卢西安妮·汤蒂（Lucianne Tonti）新书《好巫女：寻找我们失落的女性力量》（Good Witch: In Search of Our Lost Feminine Power）于7月28日由Simon & Shuster旗下的Summit Books出版[1]。该书历经两年研究，通过对15至17世纪欧洲猎巫运动的深入调查，记录了父权制对女性的系统性压制与迫害[1]。
在被指控为巫女的人中，80%至85%为女性，而15%至20%为男性和男孩[1]。这场历史性悲剧最早由德国宗教人士海因里希·克拉默在1486年首次系统地描述，他著有《巫术之锤》（Malleus Maleficarum）；英国国王詹姆斯一世则在1597年出版《恶魔学》（Daemonologie），记录其对女性的残酷折磨[1]。
该著作引发了当代女性的共鸣，特别是在Z世代中激起了对传统女性权力和知识的重新认识[1]。在社交媒体上，#WitchTok话题在今年1月已获得超过64亿次浏览，#Witch话题搜索量更是超过200亿[1]。Z世代记者玛姬·周（Maggie Zhou）表示："我感到与这些被折磨和杀害的独立、直言的女性有血脉相连"[1]。
Australian journalist and author Lucianne Tonti has published "Good Witch: In Search of Our Lost Feminine Power," a book examining the historical tragedy of witch hunts across Europe during the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries [1]. Drawing on two years of research and fieldwork across multiple countries, the work documents how patriarchal systems suppressed women and uncovers the forgotten knowledge and authority once held by women, striking a chord with Generation Z readers [1].
The book presents crucial historical data on witch hunt victims, revealing that women comprised 80-85 percent of those accused of witchcraft, while men and boys made up 15-20 percent [1]. Tonti traces influential figures in the persecution, including Heinrich Kramer, who first described witch accusations in 1486 in Germany and authored "Malleus Maleficarum" ("The Hammer of Witches"), and King James, who published "Daemonologie" in 1597 documenting his torture of women [1]. "Good Witch" was published by Summit Books/Simon & Shuster on July 28 [1].
The book's themes have resonated widely on social media, where the #WitchTok conversation accumulated over 64 billion views on TikTok as of January, while the broader #Witch hashtag has garnered more than 200 billion search impressions [1]. Gen Z journalist Maggie Zhou expressed the generational connection to the subject matter, stating: "I feel a blood tie to these independent, outspoken women who were tortured and killed" [1].