Witchcraft in early North America / Alison Games.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Games, Alison, 1963-

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Series:

American controversies series.

American controversies series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Witchcraft--United States--History.

Witchcraft.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2012.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Witchcraft in Early North America investigates European, African, and Indian witchcraft beliefs and their expression in colonial America. Alison Games's engaging book takes us beyond the infamous outbreak at Salem, Massachusetts, to look at how witchcraft was a central feature of colonial societies in North America. Her substantial and lively introduction orients readers to the subject and to the rich selection of documents that follows. The documents-some of which have never been published previously-include excerpts from trials in V

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Section I: WITCHCRAFT IN EARLY NORTH AMERICA; Section II: PRIMARY DOCUMENTS; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-88-8182-897-4

979-88-8187-800-9

1-282-82048-6

9786612820489

1-4422-0359-5

OCLC:

688506815