The Salem witch trials: a reference guide
Provides a glimpse into the 17th century politics, religious culture, and gender issues that created the Salem witchcraft episode, and gives context to an impact that still resonates today, in everything from modern political life to popular culture.
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- Full title :The Salem witch trials : a reference guide / K. David Goss.
Summary
Provides a glimpse into the 17th century politics, religious culture, and gender issues that created the Salem witchcraft episode, and gives context to an impact that still resonates today, in everything from modern political life to popular culture.
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- Publication Date:2008.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Greenwood Press
- Place of Publication:Westport, Conn
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2008.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xviii, 189 pages) : : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780313349607, 0313349606, 1281203467, 9781281203465
- oclc:ocn191801990
- LC Classification:KFM2478.8.W5
- Dewey Decimal:133.4/3097445
Table of Contents
The origins of Puritan belief in witchcraft -- The accusations -- Early interpretations of the Salem witch trials -- Contemporary interpretations of the Salem witchcraft episode -- The impact of the Salem witch trials on later generations -- Biographies of key figures involved in the Salem witch trials.
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