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OverviewIn Detestable and Wicked Arts, Paul B. Moyer places early New England's battle against black magic in a transatlantic perspective. Moyer provides an accessible and comprehensive examination of witch prosecutions in the Puritan colonies that discusses how their English inhabitants understood the crime of witchcraft, why some people ran a greater risk of being accused of occult misdeeds, and how gender intersected with witch-hunting. Focusing on witchcraft cases in New England between roughly 1640 and 1670, Detestable and Wicked Arts highlights ties between witch-hunting in the New and Old Worlds. Informed by studies on witchcraft in early modern Europe, Moyer presents a useful synthesis of scholarship on occult crime in New England and makes new and valuable contributions to the field. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Paul B. MoyerPublisher: Cornell University Press Imprint: Cornell University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9781501751615ISBN 10: 1501751611 Pages: 294 Publication Date: 15 October 2020 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents"Introduction: The Devil in New England 1. ""Hanged for a Witch"": Witch-Hunting in New England before 1670 2. ""Being Instigated by the Devil"": The Crime of Witchcraft 3. ""A Forward, Discontented Frame of Spirit"": The New England Witch 4. ""The More Women, the More Witches"": Gender and Witchcraft 5. ""There Was Some Mischief in It"": The Social Context of Witchcraft 6. ""Very Awful and Amazing"": Witch Panics and the Bewitched 7. ""According to God's Law"": Witch-Hunting as a Judicial Process Conclusion: The Case of Ann Burt and Witch-Hunting in the English Atlantic"ReviewsDeeply researched, crisply composed, and highly engaging, this is arguably the best introductory survey available on witchcraft in the early modern English Atlantic. A work of synthesis and innovative scholarship, it will be of interest to neophytes and experts alike. * Choice * Author InformationPaul B. Moyer is Professor of History at SUNY Brockport. He is the author of Wild Yankees and The Public Universal Friend. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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