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Witchcraft Trials Of Connecticut
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Richard Tomlinson
Release Date : 1978-12
Witchcraft Trials Of Connecticut written by and has been published by Richard Tomlinson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978-12 with Art categories.
Connecticut Witch Trials
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Author : Cynthia Wolfe Boynton
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2014-09-23
Connecticut Witch Trials written by Cynthia Wolfe Boynton and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-23 with History categories.
The little-known story of the first witch hunt in New England—nearly half a century before Salem. Connecticut’s witch hunt was the first and most ferocious in New England, occurring almost fifty years before the infamous Salem witch trials. Between 1647 and 1697, at least thirty-four men and women from across the state were formally charged with witchcraft. Eleven were hanged. In New Haven, William Meeker was accused of cutting off and burning his pig’s ears and tail as he cast a bewitching spell. After the hanging of Fairfield’s Goody Knapp, magistrates cut down and searched her body for the marks of the devil. In this book, through newspaper clippings, court records, letters, and diaries, former New York Times correspondent Cynthia Wolfe Boynton uncovers the dark history of the Connecticut witch trials. Includes illustrations
Escaping Salem
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Author : Richard Godbeer
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2005
Escaping Salem written by Richard Godbeer and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
Turning an eye to a relatively unknown witchcraft trial in Stamford, Connecticut, Godbeer pens a gripping narrative that captures the mindset of colonial New England.
Witchcraft Trials Of Connecticut
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Author : R. G. Tomlinson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
Witchcraft Trials Of Connecticut written by R. G. Tomlinson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Trials (Witchcraft) categories.
The history of the witchcraft trials of Colonial Connecticut from original documents including, in some cases, depositions to court and letters not previously published. Covers the period from the first execution for witchcraft in America (Alse Youngs of Windsor, CT 1647)to the Fairfield Witch Panic of 1692 (contemporary with the Salem, MA trials). Contains the Great Hartford Witch Panic of 1662 which produced the last executions in Connecticut, 30 years before the Salem Trials.
Witch Hunting In Seventeenth Century New England
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Author : David D. Hall
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 2005-02-04
Witch Hunting In Seventeenth Century New England written by David D. Hall and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-02-04 with History categories.
This superb documentary collection illuminates the history of witchcraft and witch-hunting in seventeenth-century New England. The cases examined begin in 1638, extend to the Salem outbreak in 1692, and document for the first time the extensive Stamford-Fairfield, Connecticut, witch-hunt of 1692–1693. Here one encounters witch-hunts through the eyes of those who participated in them: the accusers, the victims, the judges. The original texts tell in vivid detail a multi-dimensional story that conveys not only the process of witch-hunting but also the complexity of culture and society in early America. The documents capture deep-rooted attitudes and expectations and reveal the tensions, anger, envy, and misfortune that underlay communal life and family relationships within New England’s small towns and villages. Primary sources include court depositions as well as excerpts from the diaries and letters of contemporaries. They cover trials for witchcraft, reports of diabolical possessions, suits of defamation, and reports of preternatural events. Each section is preceded by headnotes that describe the case and its background and refer the reader to important secondary interpretations. In his incisive introduction, David D. Hall addresses a wide range of important issues: witchcraft lore, antagonistic social relationships, the vulnerability of women, religious ideologies, popular and learned understandings of witchcraft and the devil, and the role of the legal system. This volume is an extraordinarily significant resource for the study of gender, village politics, religion, and popular culture in seventeenth-century New England.
Before Salem
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Author : Richard S. Ross III
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2017-05-15
Before Salem written by Richard S. Ross III and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-15 with History categories.
Decades before the Salem Witch trials, 11 people were hanged as witches in the Connecticut River Valley. The advent of witch hunting in New England was directly influenced by the English Civil War and the witch trials in England led by Matthew Hopkins, who pioneered “techniques” for examining witches. This history examines the outbreak of witch hysteria in the Valley, focusing on accusations of demonic possession, apotropaic magic and the role of the clergy. Although the hysteria was eventually quelled by a progressive magistrate unwilling to try witches, accounts of the trials later influenced contemporary writers during the Salem witch hunts. The source of the document “Grounds for Examination of a Witch” is identified.
The Salem Witch Trials
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Author : Michael Burgan
language : en
Publisher: Tangled History
Release Date : 2019
The Salem Witch Trials written by Michael Burgan and has been published by Tangled History this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Vivid storytelling brings American history to life and place readers in the shoes of people who experienced one of the most notorious moments in American history - the Salem Witch Trials. In the spring of 1692, girls in Salem, Massachusetts, accused several local women of witchcraft. The events that followed were marked by mass hysteria and religious extremism and ultimately led to trials, convictions, executions, and many more accusals. Suspenseful, dramatic events unfold in chronological, interwoven stories from the different perspectives of people who experienced the event while it was happening. Narratives intertwine to create a breathless, What's Next? kind of read. Students gain a new perspective on historical figures as they learn about real people struggling to decide how best to act in a given moment.
The Witchcraft Delusion In Colonial Connecticut 1647 1697
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Author : John M. Taylor
language : en
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Release Date : 1908
The Witchcraft Delusion In Colonial Connecticut 1647 1697 written by John M. Taylor and has been published by Library of Alexandria this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1908 with Connecticut categories.
The Wonders Of The Invisible World
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Author : Cotton Mather
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1862
The Wonders Of The Invisible World written by Cotton Mather and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1862 with Religion categories.
The Devil In The Shape Of A Woman Witchcraft In Colonial New England
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Author : Carol F. Karlsen
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 1998-04-17
The Devil In The Shape Of A Woman Witchcraft In Colonial New England written by Carol F. Karlsen and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-04-17 with History categories.
"A pioneer work in…the sexual structuring of society. This is not just another book about witchcraft." —Edmund S. Morgan, Yale University 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. The case of Ann Cole, who was "taken with very strange Fits," fueled an outbreak of witchcraft accusations in Hartford a generation before the notorious events at Salem. More than three hundred years later, the question "Why?" still haunts us. Why were these and other women likely witches—vulnerable to accusations of witchcraft and possession? Carol F. Karlsen reveals the social construction of witchcraft in seventeenth-century New England and illuminates the larger contours of gender relations in that society.