Detestable and Wicked Arts: New England and Witchcraft in the Early Modern Atlantic World
Author:   Paul B. Moyer
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
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9781501751615


Pages:   294
Publication Date:   15 October 2020
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Paul B. Moyer
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
Imprint:   Cornell University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781501751615


ISBN 10:   1501751611
Pages:   294
Publication Date:   15 October 2020
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

"Introduction: The Devil in New England 1. ""Hanged for a Witch"": Witch-Hunting in New England before 1670 2. ""Being Instigated by the Devil"": The Crime of Witchcraft 3. ""A Forward, Discontented Frame of Spirit"": The New England Witch 4. ""The More Women, the More Witches"": Gender and Witchcraft 5. ""There Was Some Mischief in It"": The Social Context of Witchcraft 6. ""Very Awful and Amazing"": Witch Panics and the Bewitched 7. ""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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Deeply researched, crisply composed, and highly engaging, this is arguably the best introductory survey available on witchcraft in the early modern English Atlantic. A work of synthesis and innovative scholarship, it will be of interest to neophytes and experts alike. * Choice *


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Paul B. Moyer is Professor of History at SUNY Brockport. He is the author of Wild Yankees and The Public Universal Friend.

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