TY - BOOK AU - Mather,Cotton ED - Dorset Press, TI - Cotton Mather on witchcraft: being the wonders of the invisible world SN - 0880296720 AV - BF1565 .M37 1991 U1 - 133.4 PY - 1991///] CY - New York PB - Dorset Press KW - Witchcraft KW - New England KW - fast KW - Massachusetts KW - History KW - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 N1 - "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 N2 - 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 ER -