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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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Publié: |
New York
New York University Press
[2017]
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| Dans: | Année: 2017 |
| Collection/Revue: | Early American places
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
England
/ Neuengland
/ Croyance aux sorcières
/ Possession
/ Homme
/ Rôle de genre
/ Histoire 1600-1700
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| Classifications IxTheo: | AF Géographie religieuse |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | 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 |
| Résumé: | 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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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-214) and index |
| ISBN: | 1479831794 |