Witchcraft, Magic, and Religion in Seventeenth-Century Massachusetts
by Weisman, Richard
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0870234943
- ISBN 13
- 9780870234941
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
Amherst, Massachusetts: University of Massachusetts Press, 1985. Trade paperback. 267 pages. Bibliography, Index. Weisman, a sociologist by profession, examines the discovery, trial and persecution of witches from the perspective of angry villagers, insecure clergymen and litigious magistrates, all caught up in an atmosphere where the devil was codefendant in every criminal indictment and by extension needed the 'witch' as his temporal medium. No previous ownership marks. A very clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Very good+ or better. . Softcover. Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012748
- Title
- Witchcraft, Magic, and Religion in Seventeenth-Century Massachusetts
- Author
- Weisman, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0870234943
- ISBN 13
- 9780870234941
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Place of Publication
- Amherst, Massachusetts
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- Witchcraft, History - Massachusetts
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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