image

The Devil's Dominion: Magic and Religion in Early New England

  • Authors: Richard Godbeer - Godbeer Richard
  • ISBN 10: 0521403294
  • ISBN 13: 9780521403290
  • Edition: 1ST
  • Release: March 27, 1992
  • Format: Hardcover (265 pages)
  • List Price: $51.99
  • More Details

    List Price: $51.99

    Tags: History, Americas, United States,

    Book Description:
    Early New Englanders used magical techniques to divine the future, to heal the sick, to protect against harm and to inflict harm. Protestant ministers of the time claimed that religious faith and magical practice were incompatible, and yet, as Richard Godbeer shows, there were significant affinities between the two that enabled layfolk to switch from one to the other without any immediate sense of wrongdoing. Godbeer argues that the different perspectives on witchcraft engendered by magical tradition and Puritan doctrine often caused confusion and disagreement when New Englanders sought legal punishment of witches.

Getting Prices, Please Wait
Loading…
  • New, Used, Rental, eBooks and International
  • Find the Lowest Prices Online
  • Over 8 Million Textbooks
  • Free Comparison Tool
  • Save up to 95%
  • Saving You Money Since 1999

Best Prices

    Loading
Seller Condition Price Shipping Total (inc. est. tax)

Content Copyright © 1999-2013 Terms and Conditions of Use, Security and Privacy Policy | Resources: 1 2 3 | Site Map

campusbooks.com  BBB Business Review CopyScape