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Agents of the invisible world : children and witchcraft in England and New England, 1589-1692 / Molly Northcott.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Northcott, Molly, 1994- author.
- Series:
- Routledge studies in the history of witchcraft, demonology and magic
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Trials (Witchcraft)--England--History--17th century.
- Trials (Witchcraft).
- Trials (Witchcraft)--New England--History--17th century.
- Children--England--Social conditions--17th century.
- Children.
- Children--New England--Social conditions--17th century.
- Children--England--History--17th century.
- Children--New England--History--17th century.
- Great Britain--History--Elizabeth, 1558-1603.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--History--Stuarts, 1603-1714.
- New England--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
- New England.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 350 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
- Place of Publication:
- London : Routledge, 2026.
- System Details:
- digital
- Contents:
- Acknowledgements List of AbbreviationsMaps Introduction: Troublesome Children and the Trouble with Children Chapter One: Understanding Concepts of the 'Child', 'Childhood' and Their Role in Witch-Hunting More Broadly Chapter Two: Pre-1589, The Children Who Set the Scene Chapter Three: 1589-1604, The Children that Shook the Adult World Chapter Four: 1612-1662, The Children Who Called the Shots and the Children No One Believed Chapter Five: 1648-1688, The New English Children that Set the Scene and the Children that Shook the Adult World Chapter Six: 1692, The Children Who Devastated New England Conclusion: 1692 and Beyond, The Children that Tried Anything EpilogueAppendix A: Catalogue of Children in English Witchcraft Trials Appendix B: Catalogue of Children in New English Witchcraft Trials Select BibliographyIndex.
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (Taylor & Francis, viewed June 11, 2026).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version :
- Print version:
- ISBN:
- 9781040760055
- 1040760058
- 9781003685319
- 1003685315
- 9781040760031
- 1040760031
- Publisher Number:
- 40033247257
- CIPO000359868
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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