| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 217 pages) : illustrations. |
| Series |
American controversies series |
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American controversies series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Witchcraft in Early North America investigates European, African, and Indian witchcraft beliefs and their expression in colonial America. Alison Games's engaging book takes us beyond the infamous outbreak at Salem, Massachusetts, to look at how witchcraft was a central feature of colonial societies in North America. Her substantial and lively introduction orients readers to the subject and to the rich selection of documents that follows. The documents begin with first encounters between European missionaries and Native Americans in New France and New Mexico, and they conclude with witch hunts. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Contents |
Cover13; -- Contents -- Preface -- SECTION I. WITCHCRAFT IN EARLY NORTH AMERICA: An 13;Introduction -- Witchcraft in Early North America: An Introduction -- SECTION II. PRIMARY DOCUMENTS13; -- Index -- About the Author. |
| Subject |
Witchcraft -- United States -- History.
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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Magick Studies.
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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Witchcraft & Wicca.
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Witchcraft. (OCoLC)fst01176327
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Games, Alison, 1963- Witchcraft in early North America. Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2010 9781442203570 (DLC) 2010014423 (OCoLC)607574253 |
| ISBN |
9781442203594 (electronic bk.) |
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1442203595 (electronic bk.) |
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