The ruin of all witches : life and death in the New World
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Besore Mem Lib | 133.4 GA | Available |
Coyle Free Lib | 133.4 GA | Available |
Grove Family Lib | 133.4 GA | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
(Mary Lewis),
17th century.
17th century.
17th century.
17th century.
died 1651.
died 1685.
History
History -- 17th century.
Massachusetts
Massachusetts -- Springfield
Parsons, Hugh,
Parsons, Mary
Pynchon, William, -- 1590-1662.
Religious life and customs.
Social life and customs
Springfield
Springfield (Mass.)
Springfield (Mass.)
Springfield (Mass.) -- History
Springfield -- History
Trials (Witchcraft)
Witch hunting -- Massachusetts
Witchcraft
17th century.
17th century.
17th century.
17th century.
died 1651.
died 1685.
History
History -- 17th century.
Massachusetts
Massachusetts -- Springfield
Parsons, Hugh,
Parsons, Mary
Pynchon, William, -- 1590-1662.
Religious life and customs.
Social life and customs
Springfield
Springfield (Mass.)
Springfield (Mass.)
Springfield (Mass.) -- History
Springfield -- History
Trials (Witchcraft)
Witch hunting -- Massachusetts
Witchcraft
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
305 pagaes
Street Date
2210
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
A gripping story of a family tragedy brought about by witch-hunting in Puritan New England that combines history, anthropology, sociology, politics, theology and psychology. In Springfield, Massachusetts in 1651, peculiar things begin to happen. Precious food spoils, livestock ails, property vanishes, and people suffer convulsions as if possessed by demons. A woman is seen wading through the swamp like a lost soul. Disturbing dreams and visions proliferate. Children sicken and die. As tensions rise, rumours spread of witches and heretics and the community becomes tangled in a web of distrust, resentment and denunciation. The finger of suspicion soon falls on a young couple with two small children: the prickly brickmaker, Hugh Parsons, and his troubled wife, Mary. Drawing on rich, previously unexplored source material, Malcolm Gaskill vividly evokes a strange past, one where lives were steeped in the divine and the diabolic, in omens, curses and enchantments. The Ruin of All Witches captures an entire society caught in agonized transition between superstition and enlightenment, tradition and innovation--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gaskill, M. (2022). The ruin of all witches: life and death in the New World . Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gaskill, Malcolm. 2022. The Ruin of All Witches: Life and Death in the New World. Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gaskill, Malcolm. The Ruin of All Witches: Life and Death in the New World Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gaskill, Malcolm. The Ruin of All Witches: Life and Death in the New World Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2022.
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