02503cam a2200469Ii 4500 ocm24160202 OCoLC 20210902094427.0 910731r19911692nyua 000 0 eng d IWL eng rda IWL GAC OCLCQ OCLCG UPM OCLCQ OCLCF OCLCO OCLCQ IBI OCL NDD OCL XZ9 OCLCQ EUQ OCLCQ ZAAPA 1065389750 0880296720 9780880296724 AU@ 000010676295 (OCoLC)24160202 (OCoLC)1065389750 n-usn-- BF1565 .M37 1991 133.4 MATH ZAAA Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728, author. Wonders of the invisible world Cotton Mather on witchcraft : being the wonders of the invisible world. On witchcraft New York : Dorset Press, [1991] 172 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier "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. Witchcraft New England. Massachusetts History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. Witchcraft. fast (OCoLC)fst01176327 Massachusetts. fast (OCoLC)fst01204307 New England. fast (OCoLC)fst01241913 1600-1775 fast History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628 Dorset Press, publisher. C0 ZAAPA 51768 51768 0 0 ddc 0 0 DAPA DAPA 2021-09-02 0 133.4 MAT APA016541 2021-09-02 1 2021-09-02 BK