Witchcraft in Early North America

Informationen zum Autor By Alison Games Klappentext Witchcraft in Early North America investigates European, African, and Indian witchcraft beliefs and their expression in colonial America. Alison Games's engaging book takes us beyond the infamous outbreak at Salem, Massachusetts, to look at how witchcraft was a central feature of colonial societies in North America. Her substantial and lively introduction orients readers to the subject and to the rich selection of documents that follows. The documents-some of which have never been published previously-include excerpts from trials in Virginia, New Mexico, and Massachusetts; accounts of outbreaks in Salem, Abiquiu (New Mexico), and among the Delaware Indians. This fascinating topic and the book's broad geographic and chronological coverage make this book ideally suited for readers interested in new approaches to colonial history and the history of witchcraft. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefacePart I: Witchcraft in Early North America: An IntroductionPart II: Primary Documents First ImpressionsResistance and the DevilEnglish Witch Beliefs Cross the AtlanticNew WorldsTwo Cases of PossessionOutbreaks

Product details

• Authors: Alison Games
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.08.2012
• EAN: 9781442203587
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-0358-7
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: American Controversies; American Controversies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous