The ruin of all witches: life and death in the New World
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Published:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First American edition.
Physical Desc:
xxv, 305 pages : maps ; 25 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780593316573, 0593316576, 9780593316573
Notes
General Note
"Originally published in hardcover in Great Britain by Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Random House Ltd., in London in 2021."--Title page verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"A gripping story of a family tragedy brought about by witch-hunting in Puritan New England that combines history, anthropology, sociology, politics, theology and psychology. In Springfield, Massachusetts in 1651, peculiar things begin to happen. Precious food spoils, livestock ails, property vanishes, and people suffer convulsions as if possessed by demons. A woman is seen wading through the swamp like a lost soul. Disturbing dreams and visions proliferate. Children sicken and die. As tensions rise, rumours spread of witches and heretics and the community becomes tangled in a web of distrust, resentment and denunciation. The finger of suspicion soon falls on a young couple with two small children: the prickly brickmaker, Hugh Parsons, and his troubled wife, Mary. Drawing on rich, previously unexplored source material, Malcolm Gaskill vividly evokes a strange past, one where lives were steeped in the divine and the diabolic, in omens, curses and enchantments. The Ruin of All Witches captures an entire society caught in agonized transition between superstition and enlightenment, tradition and innovation."--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Gaskill, M. (2022). The ruin of all witches: life and death in the New World. First American edition. Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Gaskill, Malcolm. 2022. The Ruin of All Witches: Life and Death in the New World. Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Gaskill, Malcolm, The Ruin of All Witches: Life and Death in the New World. Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.
MLA Citation (style guide)Gaskill, Malcolm. The Ruin of All Witches: Life and Death in the New World. First American edition. Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.
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