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 Livro |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| Serviço de pedido Subito: | Pedir agora. |
| Verificar disponibilidade: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Publicado em: |
New York
New York University Press
[2017]
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| Em: | Ano: 2017 |
| Coletânea / Revista: | Early American places
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| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
England
/ Neuengland
/ Crença na existência de bruxas
/ Possessão
/ Homem
/ Papel de gênero
/ História 1600-1700
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| Classificações IxTheo: | AF Geografia da religião |
| Outras palavras-chave: | 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 |
| Resumo: | 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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| Descrição do item: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-214) and index |
| ISBN: | 1479831794 |