The Afflicted Girls

Publisher : LSU Press
Release Date : 2004-04-01
ISBN : 9780807129463
Pages : 68 pages
Rating Book: 4.2/5 (129 users)

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Download or read book The Afflicted Girls written by Nicole Cooley and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2004-04-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty individuals were executed and more than 150 imprisoned. The historical body of evidence that remains from the Salem witch trials of 1692 touched the hands, mind, and imagination of poet Nicole Cooley, compelling her to seek entry to an inaccessible past of lies. The Afflicted Girls, so named after the young women who claimed to be victims of witchcraft, spans the centuries to give voice to those both audible and silent on history’s pages—accusers and accused of several kinds: wife and husband, servant and master, congregant and minister, and, not least, bewitched and witch. Piercing, enchanting, Cooley’s poems form a remarkable narrative, one that displays the enormous cultural power the Salem witch trials retain in twenty-first-century America.

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Publisher : THE AFFLICTED GIRLS
Release Date : 2009
ISBN :
Pages : pages
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Download or read book The Afflicted Girls written by and published by THE AFFLICTED GIRLS. This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Possession and Exorcism

by Brian P. Levack

Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 1992
ISBN : 9780815310310
Pages : 350 pages
Rating Book: 4.1/5 (31 users)

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Download or read book Possession and Exorcism written by Brian P. Levack and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1992 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Afflicted Girls

by Suzy Witten

Publisher : THE AFFLICTED GIRLS
Release Date : 2009-10-31
ISBN : 0615323138
Pages : 456 pages
Rating Book: 4.1/5 (615 users)

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Download or read book The Afflicted Girls written by Suzy Witten and published by THE AFFLICTED GIRLS. This book was released on 2009-10-31 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Something terrible happened in Salem in 1692 . . . but it isn't what you think THE AFFLICTED GIRLS A Novel of Salem by author-researcher Suzy Witten presents a startling new theory of the Salem Village witch-hunts which is certain to put this 300 year old unsettled mystery to rest . . . by expertly guiding readers through The Historical Record to revelation. Part parable, part star-crossed romance, and part supernatural venture, this is an intuitive human history--and inhuman--spun with a modern twist. A controversial debut by a new Historical storyteller. A Walt Disney Studios Fellowship Finalist. Historical Fiction, 456 pages, A Paperback Original (also available as an eBook) from Dreamwand www.theafflictedgirls.com

Reading the Salem Witch Child

by Kristina West

Publisher : Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-11-17
ISBN : 3030493040
Pages : 233 pages
Rating Book: 4.3/5 (3 users)

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Download or read book Reading the Salem Witch Child written by Kristina West and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses the role of children in the Salem witch trials through a close reading of the many and varied narratives of the trials, including court records, contemporary and historical documents, fiction, drama, and poetry. Taking a critical theory approach to explore both what we might understand as a child in 1692 New England and to consider our adult investment in reading the child, Kristina West explores narratives of the afflicted girls and the many accused children whom are often absent or overlooked in histories, and considers how the trial structure is continually repeated in attempts to establish the respective guilt and innocence of these and other groups. This book also analyses later manuscripts and fictional rewritings of the trials to question the basis on which assumptions about the child in history are made, and to consider why such narratives of Salem’s children are still relevant now.

Illusive Shadows

by Lloyd Chiasson

Publisher : Greenwood Publishing Group
Release Date : 2003
ISBN : 9780275975074
Pages : 248 pages
Rating Book: 4.7/5 (975 users)

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Download or read book Illusive Shadows written by Lloyd Chiasson and published by Greenwood Publishing Group. This book was released on 2003 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shows how trials, as media events, have had long-reaching significance in American history.

Legends and Lore of the North Shore

by Peter Muise

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2014-07-15
ISBN : 1625850484
Pages : 128 pages
Rating Book: 4.2/5 (625 users)

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Download or read book Legends and Lore of the North Shore written by Peter Muise and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over three hundred years, stories of witches, sea serpents and pirates have amazed and terrified residents of Massachusetts's North Shore. In the summer of 1692, phantom men were spotted in the fields of Gloucester. Farther north, "A" marks the spot for pirate treasure in the marshes of Newbury, while to the east, full moons might bring out the werewolf of Dogtown. The devil himself has burned his mark on the boulder-strewn landscape, while shaggy humanoids have been sighted loping along the coast. From Boston to New Hampshire, Massachusetts's North Shore is filled with remarkable stories and legendary characters. Join author Peter Muise and discover the North Shore's uncanny legends and tales of the paranormal.

Satan and Salem

by Benjamin C. Ray

Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Release Date : 2015-05-29
ISBN : 0813937086
Pages : 264 pages
Rating Book: 4.1/5 (813 users)

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Download or read book Satan and Salem written by Benjamin C. Ray and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2015-05-29 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The result of a perfect storm of factors that culminated in a great moral catastrophe, the Salem witch trials of 1692 took a breathtaking toll on the young English colony of Massachusetts. Over 150 people were imprisoned, and nineteen men and women, including a minister, were executed by hanging. The colonial government, which was responsible for initiating the trials, eventually repudiated the entire affair as a great "delusion of the Devil." In Satan and Salem, Benjamin Ray looks beyond single-factor interpretations to offer a far more nuanced view of why the Salem witch-hunt spiraled out of control. Rather than assigning blame to a single perpetrator, Ray assembles portraits of several major characters, each of whom had complex motives for accusing his or her neighbors. In this way, he reveals how religious, social, political, and legal factors all played a role in the drama. Ray’s historical database of court records, documents, and maps yields a unique analysis of the geographic spread of accusations and trials, ultimately showing how the witch-hunt resulted in the execution of so many people—far more than any comparable episode on this side of the Atlantic. In addition to the print volume, Satan and Salem will also be available as a linked e-book offering the reader the opportunity to investigate firsthand the primary sources and maps on which Ray’s groundbreaking argument rests.

The Devil's Dominion

by Richard Godbeer

Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1992
ISBN : 9780521466707
Pages : 272 pages
Rating Book: 4.6/5 (466 users)

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Download or read book The Devil's Dominion written by Richard Godbeer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed look at the folk magic used by settlers in early New England.

Documents of the Salem Witch Trials

by K. David Goss Ph.D.

Publisher : ABC-CLIO
Release Date : 2018-01-04
ISBN : 1440853215
Pages : 181 pages
Rating Book: 4.4/5 (44 users)

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Download or read book Documents of the Salem Witch Trials written by K. David Goss Ph.D. and published by ABC-CLIO. This book was released on 2018-01-04 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through its extensive use of primary source materials and provision of essential accompanying explanations, this book places readers into the context of late 17th-century Salem society to shed light on one of the darkest events in American history—the Salem witch trials. • Examines the individual cases of many of the victims of the more than year-long Salem witch trials episode • Clarifies the historical context of the belief systems and culture of 17th-century Massachusetts to enable modern readers to grasp how such an unbelievable series of events could have happened in that specific era • Introduces contemporary audiences to the meaning of the archaic language and ideas of the late 1600s as used in the primary documents

A Storm of Witchcraft

by Emerson W. Baker

Publisher : Pivotal Moments in American Hi
Release Date : 2015
ISBN : 019989034X
Pages : 415 pages
Rating Book: 4.9/5 (199 users)

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Download or read book A Storm of Witchcraft written by Emerson W. Baker and published by Pivotal Moments in American Hi. This book was released on 2015 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an historical analysis of the Salem witch trials, examining the factors that may have led to the mass hysteria, including a possible occurrence of ergot poisoning, a frontier war in Maine, and local political rivalries.

Running Out Of Time

by W.M. Wiltshire

Publisher : W.M. Wiltshire
Release Date : 2019-07-08
ISBN : 1999113438
Pages : 458 pages
Rating Book: 4.9/5 (999 users)

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Download or read book Running Out Of Time written by W.M. Wiltshire and published by W.M. Wiltshire. This book was released on 2019-07-08 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The NEXT TIME series is back with another gripping adventure across time. After narrowly cheating death, our favorite time-travelling twins, Dani and Daric, are back in action. With no clue how to find their way back home, the siblings attempt to navigate life in a period of history they’ve only ever read about. Each jump in time takes them to a more foreign and ancient place in the world’s timeline, causing the twins to doubt whether they will ever see their home again. In the present, Professor Quinn Delaney struggles to complete his work, to have any chance of bringing his children back from the past, but he runs into serious complications of his own. Richard, meanwhile, remains a man fueled by a feverish desire to take everything from Quinn, including rekindling the spark once shared with Quinn’s wife, Sandra. But just how far will Richard go to ensure his devious plan succeeds? As the Delaney family will soon discover, a once close family friend has unexpectedly become an unstoppable adversary. From the author that brought you LOST IN TIME comes the second journey in the NEXT TIME trilogy, RUNNING OUT OF TIME. Allow yourself to be transported into the past as the Delaney family attempt to fight their way back to each other.

The Path of the Devil

by Gary F. Jensen

Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2007
ISBN : 9780742546974
Pages : 300 pages
Rating Book: 4.4/5 (546 users)

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Download or read book The Path of the Devil written by Gary F. Jensen and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2007 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining diverse sociological and philosophical theories, this title offers a comparative analysis of the witch hunts of the early modern era. It contains an analyses of the role of apocalyptic crises such as plague, war and other hardship.

Witches and Warlocks of Massachusetts

by Peter Muise

Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2021-08-01
ISBN : 1493060252
Pages : 216 pages
Rating Book: 4.9/5 (493 users)

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Download or read book Witches and Warlocks of Massachusetts written by Peter Muise and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-08-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Witches and Warlocks of Massachusetts is a collection of legends and historical accounts about witches and warlocks from the Bay State. Organized by region, city and town, the book's dozens of stories include the earliest Puritan accounts of 17th century witches, urban legends about desolate locations haunted by ghostly witch hunt victims, tales of Cape Cod sailors battling witches, and other stories of sinister (and sometimes sympathetic) spellcasters. Massachusetts has a rich history of witchcraft that spans nearly four centuries. Most people are aware of the Salem witch trials but fewer know about the Dogtown witches, the Pepperell farmer who hired a hypnotist to save his bewitched daughter, or Half-Hanged Mary, the witch who died twice and inspired The Handmaid's Tale. These stories are known locally in the towns where they occurred but have never been collected into one book before.

Witch-Hunt

by Clifton Wilcox

Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2012-03
ISBN : 1469181126
Pages : 76 pages
Rating Book: 4.6/5 (469 users)

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Download or read book Witch-Hunt written by Clifton Wilcox and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-03 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Witchcraft

by Patricia D. Netzley

Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Release Date : 2009-06-25
ISBN : 0737746386
Pages : 304 pages
Rating Book: 4.3/5 (737 users)

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Download or read book Witchcraft written by Patricia D. Netzley and published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2009-06-25 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This encyclopedia covers all aspects of witchcraft: magical tools, rituals, concepts, and traditions as well as witchcraft-related deities and historical events. It offers entries about important figures in the field of witchcraft, from witch-trial judges and other persecutors to people at the forefront of the modern witchcraft movement. Compelling entries present definitions of important terms, biographies of central figures, and brief narratives of pivotal events.

The Making of Salem

by Robin DeRosa

Publisher : McFarland
Release Date : 2009-10-21
ISBN : 0786454490
Pages : 216 pages
Rating Book: 4.8/5 (786 users)

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Download or read book The Making of Salem written by Robin DeRosa and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-10-21 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 are a case study in hysteria and group psychology, and the cultural effects still linger centuries later. This critical study examines original trial transcripts, historical accounts, fiction and drama, film and television shows, and tourist sites in contemporary Salem, challenging the process of how history is collected and recorded. Drawing from literary and historical theory, as well as from performance studies, the book offers a new definition of history and uses Salem as a tool for rethinking the relationships between the truth and the stories people tell about the past.