A Storm of Witchcraft - The Salem Trials and the American Experience

Zusatztext an excellent survey of the state of knowledge and opinion concerning the Salem witch trials and their implications. Informationen zum Autor Emerson W. Baker is Professor of History at Salem State University. He is the author of The Devil of Great Island: Witchcraft and Conflict in Early New England, and co-author of an award-winning biography of Sir William Phips. Klappentext This fascinating account of the Salem Witch Trials explores their religious, social, and political dimensions, their origins, their critics, and their aftermath, as well as their influence on the American cultural imagination to the present day. Zusammenfassung This fascinating account of the Salem Witch Trials explores their religious, social, and political dimensions, their origins, their critics, and their aftermath, as well as their influence on the American cultural imagination to the present day. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: An Old Valuables Chest Chapter One: Satan's Storm Chapter Two: The City upon a Hill Chapter Three: Drawing Battle Lines in Salem Village Chapter Four: The Afflicted Chapter Five: The Accused Chapter Six: The Judges Chapter Seven: An Inextinguishable Flame Chapter Eight: Salem End Chapter Nine: Witch City?

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Baker, Emerson W Baker, Emerson W. Baker, Emerson W. (Professor of History Baker, Baker Emerson W.
• Edition: Oxford University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 01.10.2016
• EAN: 9780190627805
• ISBN: 978-0-19-062780-5
• Pages: 416
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 25 mm
• Thèmes: Pivotal Moments in American History; Pivotal Moments in American Hi
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée; Massachusetts, Witchcraft, RELIGION / Wicca, HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History of the Americas, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, C 1600 To C 1700, Witchcraft / Witches