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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| Tipo de documento: | Print Libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Publicado: |
New York
New York University Press
[2017]
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| En: | Año: 2017 |
| Colección / Revista: | Early American places
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| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
England
/ Neuengland
/ Creencia en la existencia de brujas
/ Posesión
/ Hombre
/ Papel de género
/ Historia 1600-1700
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| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | AF Geografía de la religión |
| Otras palabras clave: | 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 |
| Sumario: | 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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| Notas: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-214) and index |
| ISBN: | 1479831794 |