Author: Deodat LawsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Witchcraft
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
A Brief and True Narrative of Some Remarkable Passages Relating to Sundry Persons Afflicted by Witchcraft, at Salem Village: which Happened from the Nineteenth of March, to the Fifth of April, 1692
Author: Deodat LawsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Witchcraft
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
A Brief and True Narrative of Some Remarkable Passages Relating to Sundry Persons Afflicted by Witchcraft, at Salem Village
Author: Deodat LawsonPublisher: Hassell Street Press
ISBN: 9781019360064
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Deodat Lawson's firsthand account of the Salem Witch Trials is a stark reminder of the dangers of superstition and hysteria. Written during the height of the trials, Lawson's narrative offers a chilling glimpse into the lives of the accused and the devastating impact of the witch hunt on a small New England community. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
A Brief and True Narrative of Some Remarkable Passages Relating to Sundry Persons Afflicted by Witchcraft, at Salem Village: which Happened from the Nineteenth of March, to the Fifth of April, 1692. Collected by Deodat Lawson
Author: Deodat LawsonA Brief and True Narrative of Some Remarkable Passages Relating to Sundry Persons Afflicted by Vvitchcraft, at Salem Village
Author: Deodat LawsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Witchcraft
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
A Brief and True Narrative of Some Remarkable Passages Relating to Sundry Persons Afflicted by Vvitchcraft, at Salem Village
Author: Deodat LawsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Witchcraft
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Spectral America
Author: Jeffrey Andrew WeinstockPublisher: Popular Press
ISBN: 9780299199548
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
From essays about the Salem witch trials to literary uses of ghosts by Twain, Wharton, and Bierce to the cinematic blockbuster The Sixth Sense, this book is the first to survey the importance of ghosts and hauntings in American culture across time. From the Puritans' conviction that a thousand preternatural beings appear every day before our eyes, to today's resurgence of spirits in fiction and film, the culture of the United States has been obsessed with ghosts. In each generation, these phantoms in popular culture reflect human anxieties about religion, science, politics, and social issues. Spectral America asserts that ghosts, whether in oral tradition, literature, or such modern forms as cinema have always been constructions embedded in specific historical contexts and invoked for explicit purposes, often political in nature. The essays address the role of "spectral evidence" during the Salem witch trials, the Puritan belief in good spirits, the convergence of American Spiritualism and technological development in the nineteenth century, the use of the supernatural as a tool of political critique in twentieth-century magic realism, and the "ghosting" of persons living with AIDS. They also discuss ghostly themes in the work of Ambrose Bierce, Edith Wharton, Gloria Naylor, and Stephen King.
The Bibliographer's Manual of American History: F-L. nos. 1601-3103. 1907
Author: Stanislaus Vincent HenkelsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
The Wonders of the Invisible World
Author: Cotton Mather D.D.Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1773561405
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Geography Of Witchcraft
Author: Montague SummersPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317828550
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 519
Book Description
In this work the author gives detailed evidence for the ascent of Witchcraft set out in his previous volume of The History Witchcraft and Demonology. The epedemic that occurred is trated as it appeared in various countries and comprehensive chapters deal with Grece, rome, England, Scotland, New England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.
On Witchcraft
Author: Cotton MatherPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486117324
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
In this fascinating account of witches and devils in colonial America, the renowned and influential minister of Boston's Old North Church attempts to justify his role in the Salem witch trials. A true believer in the devil's battle to get converts in Salem and other Massachusetts towns during the late seventeenth century, Mather also believed the fantastic accusations of those who accused their neighbors of witchcraft. The theologian's book, first published in 1692, provides readers with guidelines for discovering witches, explanations for how good Christians are tempted by the devil to become witches, and methods of resisting such temptation. The great Boston minister also provides testimony from a number of similar trials, describes instances of witchcraft in other countries, and explains the devil's predicament in dealing with Christianity. Essential reading for students of the Salem witch trials, On Witchcraft will intrigue anyone interested in early American social and cultural history.