The Devil in the Shape of a Woman : : Witchcraft in Colonial New England
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Includes index.
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Thought Analysis of Witchcraft in New England
submitted by sdunav on August 28, 2017, 12:22pm
Very good, but the language is often overly academic (it is was a history dissertation before it was re-worked into a book). I think it could have been edited a bit more heavily to bring it to a wider audience.
Anyway, it looks at witchcraft trials - mostly from 1640-1700 in CT and MA - and analyzes the economic and family background of the witches. Most were older women without husbands or brothers, who had inherited either money or land, and thus had a measure of independence most women didn't have. The gender rules that Puritans had during this period are also examined - the accused often broke these rules with their prideful or non-submissive behavior - and who the accusers were (most often neighbors and/or relatives, and very often relatives involved in lawsuits over inheritances).
PUBLISHED
New York : Norton, 1998, c 1987.
Year Published: 1987
Description: 360 p. ; 22 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
READING LEVEL
Lexile: 1570
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0393317595 :
0679721843 (pbk.) :
0393024784 :
SUBJECTS
Witchcraft -- New England.