being the wonders of the invisible worldMather, Cotton1663-1728creatorauthor.Dorset Presspublisher.textHistory.nyu1991monographiceng

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172 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmIn 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."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.n-usn--WitchcraftNew EnglandMassachusettsHistoryColonial period, ca. 1600-1775WitchcraftMassachusettsNew England 1600-1775 fast BF1565 .M37 1991133.4 MATH08802967209780880296724IWL91073120210902094427.0ocm24160202 eng