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- 0814798519
- ISBN10
- 0814798519
- ISBN13
- 9780814798515
- EAN
- 9780814798515
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- GTIN
- 09780814798515
- Publication Year
- 2000
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- Textbook
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- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Witches of the Atlantic World : an Historical Reader and Primary Sourcebook
- Item Height
- 1.3in
- Item Length
- 10in
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Item Width
- 7.1in
- Item Weight
- 15.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 550 Pages
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This unique anthology is the first to provide a multicultural perspective on witchcraft from the 15th to 18th century. Featuring primary documents as well as scholarly interpretations, Witches of the Atlantic World builds upon information regarding both Christian and non-Christian beliefs about possession and the demonic. Elaine G. Breslaw draws on Native American, African, South American, and African-American sources, as well as the European and New England heritage, to illuminate the ways in which witchcraft in early America was an attempt to understand and control evil and misfortune in the New World. Organized into sections on folklore and magic, diabolical possession, Christian perspectives, and the question of gender, the volume includes selections by Cotton Mather, Matthew Hopkins, and Samuel Willard, among others; Salem trial testimonies; and commentary by a host of distinguished scholars. Together the materials demonstrate how the Protestant and Catholic traditions shaped American concepts, and how multicultural aspects played a key role in the Salem experience. Witches of the Atlantic World sheds new light on one of the most perplexing aspects of American history and provides important background for the continued scholarly and popular interest in witches and witchcraft today.
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Publisher
New York University Press
ISBN-10
0814798519
ISBN-13
9780814798515
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1619950
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Witches of the Atlantic World : an Historical Reader and Primary Sourcebook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2000
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
550 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
10in
Item Height
1.3in
Item Width
7.1in
Item Weight
15.6 Oz
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Bf1566.W755 2000
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"This is undoubtedly one of the best reference works ever published on witchcraft. Breslaw, fresh from her well-received revisionist historyTituba: Reluctant Witch of Salem, brings together work by some of the best-known scholars of the field, including Elizabeth Reis, Carol Karlsen, John Demos, Paul Boyer,Stephen Nissenbaum and David Hall. She organizes primary sources (including the 1486 manifestoWhy Women Are Chiefly Addicted to Superstitions) and insightful secondary essays around topics of European, Native American and African witchcraft. The anthology is to be applauded for its commitment to representing cultural variance-showing how, for example, indigenous American magical traditions differed greatly from tribe to tribe. Breslaw's awareness of diverse cultural contexts highlights the multiple functions that witchcraft and anti-witchcraft served in individual communities." -Publishers Weekly, "An important book. . . . Required reading for all those with a serious interest in the history and politics of central Asia." - Asian Affairs, Breslaw breathes new life into many debates about witchcraft. Witches of the Atlantic World takes us on a fascinating, occasionally chilling, tour of witchcraft in four continents. Breslaw provides opposing viewpoints and judiciously balances the writing of historians and anthropologists, participants and observers, victims of possession and some accused witches themselves. Breslaw's book will prove a welcome and long-overdue addition., "Elaine Breslaw has performed a signal service for teachers of history, anthropology, religious studies, women's studies-indeed, anyone who wishes to urge students beyond stereotypical views of witchcraft. The cross-cultural approach that informed her work on Tituba comes to fulfillment in this comprehensive collection. Confronted with evidence of witchcraft's significance for varied peoples across time and space, students cannot leer at Puritans as 'credulous,' Africans as 'primitive,' Amerindians as 'diabolical,' or Europeans as 'superstitious' because they practiced magic; rather, they must confront witchcraft's widespread importance as a historical and human phenomenon on its own terms." - Charles L. Cohen, University of Wisconsin, This is undoubtedly one of the best reference works ever published on witchcraft. Breslaw, fresh from her well-received revisionist history Tituba: Reluctant Witch of Salem, brings together work by some of the best-known scholars of the field, including Elizabeth Reis, Carol Karlsen, John Demos, Paul Boyer,Stephen Nissenbaum and David Hall. She organizes primary sources (including the 1486 manifesto Why Women Are Chiefly Addicted to Superstitions) and insightful secondary essays around topics of European, Native American and African witchcraft. The anthology is to be applauded for its commitment to representing cultural varianceshowing how, for example, indigenous American magical traditions differed greatly from tribe to tribe. Breslaws awareness of diverse cultural contexts highlights the multiple functions that witchcraft and anti-witchcraft served in individual communities, "A well-selected and admirably introduced collection of primary sources and secondary interpretations . . . By incorporating Africans and native Americans into a story that normally deals only with Europeans (at home and in the colonies), Breslaw opens new approaches to a familiar but always fascinating subject." -Francis Bremer,Millersville University, "This is undoubtedly one of the best reference works ever published on witchcraft. Breslaw, fresh from her well-received revisionist history Tituba: Reluctant Witch of Salem , brings together work by some of the best-known scholars of the field, including Elizabeth Reis, Carol Karlsen, John Demos, Paul Boyer,Stephen Nissenbaum and David Hall. She organizes primary sources (including the 1486 manifesto Why Women Are Chiefly Addicted to Superstitions ) and insightful secondary essays around topics of European, Native American and African witchcraft. The anthology is to be applauded for its commitment to representing cultural variance-showing how, for example, indigenous American magical traditions differed greatly from tribe to tribe. Breslaw's awareness of diverse cultural contexts highlights the multiple functions that witchcraft and anti-witchcraft served in individual communities." - Publishers Weekly, "Breslaw breathes new life into many debates about witchcraft. Witches of the Atlantic World takes us on a fascinating, occasionally chilling, tour of witchcraft in four continents. Breslaw provides opposing viewpoints and judiciously balances the writing of historians and anthropologists, participants and observers, victims of possession and some accused witches themselves. Breslaw's book will prove a welcome and long-overdue addition." -Alison Games,author of Migration and the Origins of the English Atlantic World, "A well-selected and admirably introduced collection of primary sources and secondary interpretations . . . By incorporating Africans and native Americans into a story that normally deals only with Europeans (at home and in the colonies), Breslaw opens new approaches to a familiar but always fascinating subject." - Francis Bremer, Millersville University, "This is undoubtedly one of the best reference works ever published on witchcraft. Breslaw, fresh from her well-received revisionist history Tituba: Reluctant Witch of Salem , brings together work by some of the best-known scholars of the field, including Elizabeth Reis, Carol Karlsen, John Demos, Paul Boyer,Stephen Nissenbaum and David Hall. She organizes primary sources (including the 1486 manifesto Why Women Are Chiefly Addicted to Superstitions ) and insightful secondary essays around topics of European, Native American and African witchcraft. The anthology is to be applauded for its commitment to representing cultural variance-showing how, for example, indigenous American magical traditions differed greatly from tribe to tribe. Breslaw's awareness of diverse cultural contexts highlights the multiple functions that witchcraft and anti-witchcraft served in individual communities." - Publishers Weekly ,, A well-selected and admirably introduced collection of primary sources and secondary interpretations . . . By incorporating Africans and native Americans into a story that normally deals only with Europeans (at home and in the colonies), Breslaw opens new approaches to a familiar but always fascinating subject., "Elaine Breslaw has performed a signal service for teachers of history, anthropology, religious studies, women's studies-indeed, anyone who wishes to urge students beyond stereotypical views of witchcraft. The cross-cultural approach that informed her work on Tituba comes to fulfillment in this comprehensive collection. Confronted with evidence of witchcraft's significance for varied peoples across time and space, students cannot leer at Puritans as 'credulous,' Africans as 'primitive,' Amerindians as 'diabolical,' or Europeans as 'superstitious' because they practiced magic; rather, they must confront witchcraft's widespread importance as a historical and human phenomenon on its own terms." -Charles L. Cohen,University of Wisconsin, Breslaw breathes new life into many debates about witchcraft. Witches of the Atlantic World takes us on a fascinating, occasionally chilling, tour of witchcraft in four continents. Breslaw provides opposing viewpoints and judiciously balances the writing of historians and anthropologists, participants and observers, victims of possession and some accused witches themselves. Breslaws book will prove a welcome and long-overdue addition., "Breslaw breathes new life into many debates about witchcraft. Witches of the Atlantic World takes us on a fascinating, occasionally chilling, tour of witchcraft in four continents. Breslaw provides opposing viewpoints and judiciously balances the writing of historians and anthropologists, participants and observers, victims of possession and some accused witches themselves. Breslaw's book will prove a welcome and long-overdue addition." - Alison Games, author of Migration and the Origins of the English Atlantic World, Elaine Breslaw has performed a signal service for teachers of history, anthropology, religious studies, womens studiesindeed, anyone who wishes to urge students beyond stereotypical views of witchcraft. The cross-cultural approach that informed her work on Tituba comes to fulfillment in this comprehensive collection. Confronted with evidence of witchcraft's significance for varied peoples across time and space, students cannot leer at Puritans as & credulous, Africans as & primitive, Amerindians as & diabolical, or Europeans as & superstitious because they practiced magic; rather, they must confront witchcraft's widespread importance as a historical and human phenomenon on its own terms.
Copyright Date
2000
Topic
Witchcraft (See Also Religion / Wicca), Women's Studies
Lccn
00-040216
Dewey Decimal
133.4/3/09
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
21
Genre
Body, Mind & Spirit, Social Science
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