Bibliograph

Detestable and wicked arts, New England and witchcraft in the early modern Atlantic world, Paul B. Moyer

Type

Label

Detestable and wicked arts, New England and witchcraft in the early modern Atlantic world, Paul B. Moyer

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Detestable and wicked arts

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1127058830

Responsibility statement

Paul B. Moyer

Sub title

New England and witchcraft in the early modern Atlantic world

Summary

"While interpersonal, local, and regional contexts are critical to the analysis of witch-hunting in early New England, this book shows that a full understanding of the Puritan colonies' battle against black magic can only be achieved by placing it in a trans-Atlantic perspective"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction : The Devil in New England -- "Hanged for a Witch" : Witch-hunting in New England before 1670 -- "Being instigated by the Devil" : The Crime of Witchcraft -- "A forward, discontented frame of spirit" : The New England Witch -- "The more women, the more witches" : Gender and Witchcraft -- "There was some mischief in it" : The Social Context of Witchcraft -- "Very awful and amazing" : Witch Panics and the Bewitched -- "According to God's Law" : Witch-hunting as a Judicial Process -- Conclusion : The Case of Ann Burt and Witch-hunting in the English Atlantic

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