Karlsen has written an intriguing social history of witchcraft in Puritan New England (1620-1725). She unearths detailed evidence which demonstrates that prosecuted and accused witches generally were older, married women who had violated the religious and/or economic Puritan social hierarchy. Beyond their childbearing years and sometimes the recipients of inheritances, these women threatened the male-dominated social order and drew the ire of middle-aged men who accused them of witchcraft. A well-written, provocative addition to the recent scholarship on New England witchcraft.David Szatmary, Univ. of Washington Extension, Seattle
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The Devil in the Shape of a Woman: Witchcraft in Colonial New England
The Devil in the Shape of a Woman: Witchcraft in Colonial New England
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BN ID: | 2940170079155 |
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Publisher: | Tantor Audio |
Publication date: | 05/08/2018 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
Sales rank: | 937,316 |
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