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Witch-Hunting in Seventeenth-Century New England: A Documentary History 1638-1693, Second Edition
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Paperback. Illuminates the history of witchcraft and witch-hunting in seventeenth-century New England Editor(s): Hall, David D. Num Pages: 378 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HR; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 168 x 27. Weight in Grams: 531.
This superb documentary collection illuminates the history of witchcraft and witch-hunting in seventeenth-century New England. The cases examined begin in 1638, extend to the Salem outbreak in 1692, and document for the first time the extensive Stamford-Fairfield, Connecticut, witch-hunt of 1692–1693. Here one encounters witch-hunts through the eyes of those who participated in them: the accusers, the victims, the judges. The original texts tell in vivid detail a multi-dimensional story that conveys not only the process of witch-hunting but also the complexity of culture and society in early America. The documents capture deep-rooted attitudes and expectations and reveal the tensions, ... Read more
This superb documentary collection illuminates the history of witchcraft and witch-hunting in seventeenth-century New England. The cases examined begin in 1638, extend to the Salem outbreak in 1692, and document for the first time the extensive Stamford-Fairfield, Connecticut, witch-hunt of 1692–1693. Here one encounters witch-hunts through the eyes of those who participated in them: the accusers, the victims, the judges. The original texts tell in vivid detail a multi-dimensional story that conveys not only the process of witch-hunting but also the complexity of culture and society in early America. The documents capture deep-rooted attitudes and expectations and reveal the tensions, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Weight
546g
Number of Pages
378
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822336136
SKU
V9780822336136
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99-27
About Hall
David D. Hall is Bartlett Professor of New England Church History at the Harvard Divinity School. His books include Puritans in the New World: A Critical Anthology; Worlds of Wonder, Days of Judgment: Popular Religious Belief in Early New England; and Antinomian Controversy, 1636–1638: A Documentary History, published by Duke University Press.
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