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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Ray, Benjamin C. (1940-....)
Titre(s) : Satan and Salem [Texte imprimé] : the witch-hunt crisis of 1692 / Benjamin C. Ray
Publication : Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2015
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xi, 252 pages) : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-242) and index
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." This book 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. -- Publisher description
Sujet(s) : Salem, Procès de (1692)
Sorcellerie -- Massachusetts (États-Unis) -- 17e siècle
Indice(s) Dewey :
133.430 97 (23e éd.) = Magie et sorcellerie - Amérique du Nord
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780813937076. - ISBN 0813937078. - ISBN 9780813937083. - ISBN 0813937086. -
ISBN 0813939925 (pbk.). - ISBN 9780813939926 (pbk.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46629417r
Notice n° :
FRBNF46629417
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : The stains upon our land ; Samuel Parris and the new covenant ; Tituba's confession
; The village girls who cried "witch!" ; The magistrates ; Reports of witches' meetings
; Thomas Putnam ; Andover ; Confessions ; The apparition and trial of George Burroughs
; Samuel Parris, "the beginner and procurer" ; Blame and shame ; Mapping the Salem
witch trials ; Indians, Africans, gender, and the "black man" ; A note on court
records, dates, and names.
