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 di documento: | Stampa Libro |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
| Servizio "Subito": | Ordinare ora. |
| Verificare la disponibilità: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Pubblicazione: |
New York
New York University Press
[2017]
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| In: | Anno: 2017 |
| Periodico/Rivista: | Early American places
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| (sequenze di) soggetti normati: | B
England
/ Neuengland
/ Credenza nelle streghe
/ Possessione
/ Uomo
/ Ruolo di genere
/ Storia 1600-1700
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| Notazioni IxTheo: | AF Geografia delle religioni |
| Altre parole chiave: | 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 |
| Riepilogo: | 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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| Descrizione del documento: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-214) and index |
| ISBN: | 1479831794 |