Witch Hunts in Europe and America

Witch Hunts in Europe and America
Title Witch Hunts in Europe and America PDF eBook
Author William E. Burns
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Pages 401
Release 2003-10-30
Genre History
ISBN 0313093822

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From early sorcery trials of the 14th century—associated primarily with French and Papal courts—to the witch executions of the late 18th century, this book's entries cover witch-hunting in individual countries, major witch trials from Chelmsford, England, to Salem, Massachusetts, and significant individuals from famous witches to the devout persecutors. Entries such as the evil eye, familiars, and witch-finders cover specific aspects of the witch-hunting process, while entries on writers and modern interpretations provide insight into the current thinking on early modern witch hunts. From the wicked witch of children's stories to Halloween and present-day Wiccan groups, witches and witchcraft still fascinate observers of Western culture. Witches were believed to affect climatological catastrophes, put spells on their neighbors, and cavort with the devil. In early modern Europe and the Americas, witches and witch-hunting were an integral part of everyday life, touching major events such as the Reformation and the Scientific Revolution, as well as politics, law, medicine, and culture.

Witch-Hunting in Seventeenth-Century New England

Witch-Hunting in Seventeenth-Century New England
Title Witch-Hunting in Seventeenth-Century New England PDF eBook
Author David D. Hall
Publisher Duke University Press
Pages 386
Release 2005-02-04
Genre History
ISBN 0822382202

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This superb documentary collection illuminates the history of witchcraft and witch-hunting in seventeenth-century New England. The cases examined begin in 1638, extend to the Salem outbreak in 1692, and document for the first time the extensive Stamford-Fairfield, Connecticut, witch-hunt of 1692–1693. Here one encounters witch-hunts through the eyes of those who participated in them: the accusers, the victims, the judges. The original texts tell in vivid detail a multi-dimensional story that conveys not only the process of witch-hunting but also the complexity of culture and society in early America. The documents capture deep-rooted attitudes and expectations and reveal the tensions, anger, envy, and misfortune that underlay communal life and family relationships within New England’s small towns and villages. Primary sources include court depositions as well as excerpts from the diaries and letters of contemporaries. They cover trials for witchcraft, reports of diabolical possessions, suits of defamation, and reports of preternatural events. Each section is preceded by headnotes that describe the case and its background and refer the reader to important secondary interpretations. In his incisive introduction, David D. Hall addresses a wide range of important issues: witchcraft lore, antagonistic social relationships, the vulnerability of women, religious ideologies, popular and learned understandings of witchcraft and the devil, and the role of the legal system. This volume is an extraordinarily significant resource for the study of gender, village politics, religion, and popular culture in seventeenth-century New England.

America's New Era of Witch Hunting

America's New Era of Witch Hunting
Title America's New Era of Witch Hunting PDF eBook
Author Jerry Steinbach
Publisher Lanco International
Pages 540
Release 2005-03
Genre Family & Relationships
ISBN 9780974826004

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Escaping Salem

Escaping Salem
Title Escaping Salem PDF eBook
Author Richard Godbeer
Publisher Oxford University Press, USA
Pages 197
Release 2005
Genre History
ISBN 0195161297

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Turning an eye to a relatively unknown witchcraft trial in Stamford, Connecticut, Godbeer pens a gripping narrative that captures the mindset of colonial New England.

Creating Connecticut

Creating Connecticut
Title Creating Connecticut PDF eBook
Author Walter W. Woodward
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Pages 300
Release 2020-05-01
Genre History
ISBN 1493047035

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Connecticut State Historian Walter Woodward helps us understand how people and events in Connecticut’s past played crucial roles in forming the culture and character of Connecticut today. Woodward, a gifted story-teller, brings the history we thought we knew to life in new ways, from the nearly forgotten early presence of the Dutch, to the time when Connecticut was New England’s fiercest prosecutor of witches, the decades when Connecticans were rapidly leaving the state, and the years when Irish immigrants were hurrying into it. Whether it’s his investigation into the unusually rough justice meted out to Revolutionary War hero Nathan Hale, or a peek into Mark Twain’s smoking habits, Creating Connecticut will leave you thinking about our state’s past––and its future––in a whole new way.

Caliban and the Witch

Caliban and the Witch
Title Caliban and the Witch PDF eBook
Author Silvia Federici
Publisher Autonomedia
Pages 286
Release 2004
Genre Social Science
ISBN 1570270597

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"Women, the body and primitive accumulation"--Cover.

Witch-hunting in Seventeenth-century New England

Witch-hunting in Seventeenth-century New England
Title Witch-hunting in Seventeenth-century New England PDF eBook
Author David D. Hall
Publisher
Pages 352
Release 1991
Genre History
ISBN

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This superb documentary collection illuminates the history of witchcraft and witch-hunting in seventeenth-century New England. The cases examined begin in 1638, extend to the Salem outbreak in 1692, and document for the first time the extensive Stamford-Fairfield, Connecticut, witch-hunt of 1692-1693. Here one encounters witch-hunts through the eyes of those who participated in them: the accusers, the victims, the judges. The original texts tell in vivid detail a multi-dimensional story that conveys not only the process of witch-hunting but also the complexity of culture and society in early America. The documents capture deep-rooted attitudes and expectations and reveal the tensions, anger, envy, and misfortune that underlay communal life and family relationships within New England's small towns and villages.Primary sources include court depositions as well as excerpts from the diaries and letters of contemporaries. They cover trials for witchcraft, reports of diabolical possessions, suits of defamation, and reports of preternatural events. Each section is preceded by headnotes that describe the case and its background and refer the reader to important secondary interpretations. In his incisive introduction, David D. Hall addresses a wide range of important issues: witchcraft lore, antagonistic social relationships, the vulnerability of women, religious ideologies, popular and learned understandings of witchcraft and the devil, and the role of the legal system. This volume is an extraordinarily significant resource for the study of gender, village politics, religion, and popular culture in seventeenth-century New England.