Vexed with devils: manhood and witchcraft in Old and New England
Introduction: Possession, gender, and power -- Discerning demonic and witchcraft-possession in early modern England -- Engendering English witchcraft-possession: the Samuel Family in Warboys -- Disputing possession in England: Samuel Harsnett versus John Darrell -- Engendering New England witchcraft...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
New York University Press
2020
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Edition: | First published in paperback 2020 |
| Series/Journal: | Early American places
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
England
/ New England
/ Belief in witches
/ Possession
/ Man
/ Gender-specific role
/ History 1600-1700
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| RelBib Classification: | AZ New religious movements KBF British Isles KBQ North America |
| Further subjects: | B
Demoniac possession (England)
History
B Witchcraft (England) History B Demoniac possession (New England) History B Witchcraft B Demoniac possession B New England B England B Witchcraft (New England) History B History |
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Table of Contents Blurb |
| Summary: | Introduction: Possession, gender, and power -- Discerning demonic and witchcraft-possession in early modern England -- Engendering English witchcraft-possession: the Samuel Family in Warboys -- Disputing possession in England: Samuel Harsnett versus John Darrell -- Engendering New England witchcraft-possession: George Burroughs in Salem -- Disputing possession in New England: Robert Calef versus Cotton Mather -- Epilogue: Continuity and patriarchy at the turn of the eighteenth century |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-214) and index |
| ISBN: | 1479871133 |