Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728,
Cotton Mather on witchcraft : being the wonders of the invisible world. On witchcraft - 172 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
"Originally published at Boston in October, 1692, and now reprinted with additional material and old wood-cuts, for the library of the fantastic and curious." Originally published under title: The wonders of the invisible world. "This edition published by Dorset Press, a division of Marboro Books Corporation."--Title page verso.
In this fascinating account of witches and devils in colonial America, the famous minister of Boston's Old North Church attempts to justify his role in the Salem witch trials. His strange but engrossing book provides readers with guidelines for discovering witches, explanations of how good Christians are tempted by the devil to become the devil's consort, and methods of resisting such temptations. Written by the most famous and influential Puritan writer and scholar, this volume is essential reading for students of the Salem trials and anyone interested in early American social and cultural history. 15 woodcut illustrations. --Publisher.
0880296720 9780880296724
1600-1775
Witchcraft--New England.
Witchcraft.
Massachusetts--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Massachusetts.
New England.
History.
BF1565 / .M37 1991
133.4 / MATH
Cotton Mather on witchcraft : being the wonders of the invisible world. On witchcraft - 172 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
"Originally published at Boston in October, 1692, and now reprinted with additional material and old wood-cuts, for the library of the fantastic and curious." Originally published under title: The wonders of the invisible world. "This edition published by Dorset Press, a division of Marboro Books Corporation."--Title page verso.
In this fascinating account of witches and devils in colonial America, the famous minister of Boston's Old North Church attempts to justify his role in the Salem witch trials. His strange but engrossing book provides readers with guidelines for discovering witches, explanations of how good Christians are tempted by the devil to become the devil's consort, and methods of resisting such temptations. Written by the most famous and influential Puritan writer and scholar, this volume is essential reading for students of the Salem trials and anyone interested in early American social and cultural history. 15 woodcut illustrations. --Publisher.
0880296720 9780880296724
1600-1775
Witchcraft--New England.
Witchcraft.
Massachusetts--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Massachusetts.
New England.
History.
BF1565 / .M37 1991
133.4 / MATH