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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Davies, Owen (1969-....)
Titre(s) : America bewitched [Texte imprimé] : the story of witchcraft after Salem / Owen Davies
Édition : 1st ed.
Publication : Oxford (GB) : Oxford University Press, 2013
Description matérielle : viii- 289 pages-16 p. de pl. : illustrations ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-271) and index
Reveals how witchcraft in post-Salem America was not just a matter of scary fireside
tales, Halloween legends, and superstitions: it continued to be a matter of life and
death. If anything, witchcraft disputes multiplied as hundreds of thousands of immigrants
poured into North America, people for whom witchcraft was still a heinous crime. Tells
the story of countless murders and many other personal tragedies that resulted from
accusations of witchcraft among European Americans--as well as in Native American
and African American communities. For instance, the impact of this belief on Native
Americans, as colonists--from Anglo-American settlers to Spanish missionaries--saw
Indian medicine men as the Devil's agents, potent workers of malign magic. But also
reveals that seventeenth-century Iroquois--faced with decimating, mysterious diseases--accused
Jesuits of being plague-spreading witches. The book shows how different American groups
shaped each other's languages and beliefs, sharing not only our positive cultural
traits, but our fears and weaknesses as well
Sujet(s) : Salem, Procès de (1692) -- Influence
Sorcellerie -- États-Unis -- Histoire
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780199578719 (br.). - ISBN 0199578710. - ISBN 9780198745389. - ISBN 0198745389
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45660397g
Notice n° :
FRBNF45660397
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : 1. Aftermath : Salem: never again? ; The witchcraft of others ; Reporting witchcraft
; Where to find witchcraft ; A five points witch ; 2. Magic of a new land : Snakes
and roots ; Witch balls ; What happened to the fairies? ; They shoot witches don't
they? ; 3. The law : The squire ; Fiasco in Fentress ; Delaware witches beware ;
What's in a name? ; Dealing with slander German-style ; Popular understanding ; 4.
Witches : Three sorts of witch ; Doing witchcraft: lizards, bags, and dolls ; Witchcraft
fantasies ; Skin shedding and shape-shifting ; The new witches ; 5. Dealing with
witches : Pillow talk ; Confronting the witch ; The witch must die ; Attacking from
a distance ; Warding off witchery ; Written charms ; Catholic armoury ; Bringing in
the experts ; 6. Dealing with witch believers : The other Salem witch trials ; Alaska:
of barbers and gunboats ; The Pennsylvania problem ; 7. Insanity : Putting it to
the test ; Blame it on the roots ; Paranoia in the heat ; A danger to the public:
incarcerating witch believers ; 8. Witch killings up close : Beard-stroking and friendly
words: witchcraft in Sullivan County ; Big trouble at Booger Hole ; Solomon Hotema:
Choctaw witch killer ; 9. Times a-changing : Reinventing witchcraft ; Finding an
American heritage ; And so back to Salem.
