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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Main Author: Gasser, Erika (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York New York University Press [2017]
In:Year: 2017
Series/Journal:Early American places
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B England / New England / Belief in witches / Possession / Man / Gender-specific role / History 1600-1700
IxTheo Classification:AF Geography of religion
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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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
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-214) and index
ISBN:1479831794