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The devil in the shape of a woman : witchcraft in colonial New England

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  • "From the Publisher: 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. In 1662, Ann Cole was "taken with very strange Fits" and fueled an outbreak of witchcraft accusations in Hartford a generation before the notorious events in Salem took place. More than three hundred years later the question still haunts us: Why were these and other women likely witches? Why were they vulnerable to accusations of witchcraft? In this work Carol Karlsen reveals the social construction of witchcraft in seventeenth-century New England and illuminates the larger contours of gender relations in that society."
  • "Confessing to "Familiarity with the Devils," Mary Johnson, a servant, was executed by Connecticut officials in 1648. A prosperous Boston widow, Ann Hibbens, was hanged in 1656 by the magistrates of Massachusetts Bay for afflicting her neighbors through supernatural means. In 1662 Ann Cole was "taken with very strange Fits." She succumbed to possession by the Devil, and fueled an outbreak of witchcraft accusations in Hartford a generation before the notorious events in Salem. Why? More than three hundred years later this question still haunts us. Why were Mary Johnson and Ann Hibbens likely witches? Why were certain people vulnerable to accusations of witchcraft? Why were Ann Cole and others susceptible to possession? In this new account of women and their status in colonial society and culture, Carol Karlsen reveals the identity of New England's witches. --From publisher description."
  • "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. In 1662, Ann Cole was "taken with very strange Fits," and fueled an outbreak of witchcraft accusations in Hartford a generation before the notorious events in Salem took place. The witch-hunting hysteria that seized New England in the late seventeenth century still haunts us today. Why were these and other women likely witches? Why were certain people vulnerable to accusations of witchcraft and possession? In this fascinating work, Professor Carol Karlsen of the University of Michigan draws a compelling, richly detailed portrait of the women who were persecuted as witches. And in what Kirkus Reviews calls "an enlightening contribution to U.S. historical studies." The Devil in the Shape of a Woman gives us an unforgettable look at a society in transition, where fears and witch hunts were manifestations of much deeper sexual, religious, and economic tensions."

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