Synopses & Reviews
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"Well written and easy to read...More than a history of witchcraft. It is placed within the wider social context and is thus a history of early New England culture....Very well documented."--History.
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"Demos has done an excellent job of researching a subject of great interest today."--William C. Viser,
Ouachita Baptist University"With the publication of this book, the historical study of American witchcraft finally comes of age."--American Historical Review
"A work that sets the stage for the eruption in Salem and promises to transform the terms in which we understand that extravagant episode....A rewarding and fascinating achievement well worth reading."--American History Illustrated
"Beautifully written and exhaustively researched."--Virginia Quarterly Review
"Well written and easy to read....More than a history of witchcraft. It is placed within the wider social context and is thus a history of early New England culture....Very well documented."--History: Reviews of New Books