The archaeology of magic : gender and domestic protection in seventeenth-century New England / C. Riley Augé.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Augé, C. Riley, author.

Contributor:

Society for Historical Archaeology, associated with work.

Series:

Florida scholarship online.

Florida scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Magic--New England--History--17th century.

Witchcraft--New England--History--17th century.

Excavations (Archaeology)--New England--History--17th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2021.

Summary:

This text explores how early American colonists used magic to protect themselves from harm in their challenging new world. Analysing evidence from different domestic spheres within Puritan society C. Riley Augé provides a trailblazing archaeological study of magical practice and its relationship to gender in the Anglo-American culture of colonial New England.

Contents:

Archaeology and gendered magic: An introduction

The nature of magic

Worldview and magical mindset

Motivations, expectations, and tribulations

Words from the past

Traditional wisdom

Excavating magic

Archaeology and magic: conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 27, 2020).

A co-publication with the Society for Historical Archaeology.

Previously issued in print: 2020.

ISBN:

0-8130-5859-7

0-8130-5748-5

OCLC:

1133661712