The devil in the shape of a woman : witchcraft in colonial New England
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New York : Norton, 1998.
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xvii, 370 pages ; 22 cm.
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Published
New York : Norton, 1998.
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Book
Language
English
Lexile measure
1570
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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From the Publisher: Confessing to "Familiarity with the Devils," Mary Johnson, a servant, was executed by Connecticut officials in 1648. A wealthy Boston widow, Ann Hibbens, was hanged in 1656 for casting spells on her neighbors. In 1662, Ann Cole was "taken with very strange Fits" and fueled an outbreak of witchcraft accusations in Hartford a generation before the notorious events in Salem took place. More than three hundred years later the question still haunts us: Why were these and other women likely witches? Why were they vulnerable to accusations of witchcraft? In this work Carol Karlsen reveals the social construction of witchcraft in seventeenth-century New England and illuminates the larger contours of gender relations in that society.
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1570,Lexile.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Karlsen, C. F. (1998). The devil in the shape of a woman: witchcraft in colonial New England . Norton.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Karlsen, Carol F., 1940-. 1998. The Devil in the Shape of a Woman: Witchcraft in Colonial New England. Norton.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Karlsen, Carol F., 1940-. The Devil in the Shape of a Woman: Witchcraft in Colonial New England Norton, 1998.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Karlsen, Carol F. The Devil in the Shape of a Woman: Witchcraft in Colonial New England Norton, 1998.
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