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

List of contents

Preface
Part I: Witchcraft in Early North America: An Introduction
Part II: Primary Documents
First Impressions
Resistance and the Devil
English Witch Beliefs Cross the Atlantic
New Worlds
Two Cases of Possession
Outbreaks

Product details

• Authors: Alison Games, Games Alison
• 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; American Studies, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Witchcraft, HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), HISTORY / North America, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Relating to indigenous peoples, Social and cultural history, History of the Americas, Witchcraft and wicca, Witchcraft & Wicca, c 1765 to 1783 (American Revolutionary period), c 1783 to c 1800 (American Federalist era), Religion in America, HISTORY / Indigenous / General, Indigenous peoples / Indigeneity, Witchcraft / Witches, American Studies; Religion in America