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In late seventeenth-century New England, the eternal battle between God and Satan was brought into the courtroom. Between January 1692 and May 1693 in Salem, Massachusetts, neighbors turned against neighbors and children against parents with accusations of witchcraft, and nineteen people were hanged for having made pacts with the devil. Peter Charles Hoffer, a historian long familiar with the Salem witchcraft trials, now reexamines this notorious episode in American history and presents many of its legal details in correct perspective for the first time. He tells the real story of how religious beliefs, superstitions, clan disputes, and Anglo-American law and custom created an epidemic of accusations that resulted in the investigation of nearly two hundred colonists and, for many, the ordeal of trail and incarceration. He also examines life during this crisis period of New England history--a time beset by Indian wars, disease, severe weather, and challenges to Puritan hegemony--to show how an atmosphere of paranoia contributed to this outbreak of persecution. Hoffer examines every aspect of this history, from accusations to grand jury investigations to the conduct of the trials themselves. He shows how rights we take for granted today--such as rules of evidence and a defendant's right to legal counsel--did not exist in colonial times, and he demonstrates how these cases relate to current instances of children accusing adults of abuse. The Salem Witchcraft Trials , a concise history written expressly for students and general readers, contains much new material not found in the author's earlier work. It sheds important light on the period and shows that our horror of these infamous proceedings must be tempered with sympathy for a people who gave in to panic in the face of a harsh and desolate existence.

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Publisher
University Press of Kansas
ISBN-10
0700608591
ISBN-13
9780700608591
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Book Title
Salem Witchcraft Trials : a Legal History
Author
Peter Charles Hoffer
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
United States / State & Local / New England (Ct, mA, Me, NH, Ri, VT), Witchcraft (See Also Religion / Wicca), Legal History
Publication Year
1997
Genre
Law, Body, Mind & Spirit, History
Number of Pages
184 Pages

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8.5in
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0.5in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
12.3 Oz

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Kfm2478.8.W5h645 199
Reviews
"This book provides perhaps the best one-volume introduction to an episode that has challenged historians for centuries. It provides not only a lucid and engrossing narrative but also satisfying explanations that seamlessly interweave the best of modern scholarship."David Thomas Konig , editor of Devising Liberty: Preserving and Creating Freedom in the New American Republic "Hoffer writes with a rare lucidity and vividness, and with a rare compassion as well. He makes the actors in this perplexing drama as comprehensible as they are ever likely to be."Michael Zuckerman , author of Almost Chosen People and Peaceable Kingdoms, "Hoffer's analysis sheds important light on early American law. "-- Law and Politics Book Review "Useful and compelling."-- Review of Politics "Hoffer enhances his presentation with a good eye for specific turning points in the Salem crisis, and that attentiveness lends support for his emphasis on the importance of human agency."-- William and Mary Quarterly "Present[ed] well and in a manner easily grasped by the general reader."-- Choice, "Hoffers analysis sheds important light on early American law. "Law and Politics Book Review "Useful and compelling."Review of Politics "Hoffer enhances his presentation with a good eye for specific turning points in the Salem crisis, and that attentiveness lends support for his emphasis on the importance of human agency."William and Mary Quarterly "Present[ed] well and in a manner easily grasped by the general reader."Choice, "This book provides perhaps the best one-volume introduction to an episode that has challenged historians for centuries. It provides not only a lucid and engrossing narrative but also satisfying explanations that seamlessly interweave the best of modern scholarship."-- David Thomas Konig , editor of Devising Liberty: Preserving and Creating Freedom in the New American Republic "Hoffer writes with a rare lucidity and vividness, and with a rare compassion as well. He makes the actors in this perplexing drama as comprehensible as they are ever likely to be."-- Michael Zuckerman , author of Almost Chosen People and Peaceable Kingdoms, "This book provides perhaps the best one-volume introduction to an episode that has challenged historians for centuries. It provides not only a lucid and engrossing narrative but also satisfying explanations that seamlessly interweave the best of modern scholarship."- David Thomas Konig , editor of Devising Liberty: Preserving and Creating Freedom in the New American Republic "Hoffer writes with a rare lucidity and vividness, and with a rare compassion as well. He makes the actors in this perplexing drama as comprehensible as they are ever likely to be."- Michael Zuckerman , author of Almost Chosen People and Peaceable Kingdoms
Table of Content
Editors' Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Newcomers on the Road to Salem 2. The Village 3. Witchcraft Suspected 4. The Accusers 5. The Magistrates and the Suspects 6. The Judges, the Ministers, and the Law 7. The Disreputable Woman 8. The Good Wife 9. The Scoffers 10. The Hard Man 11. The End of the Trials 12. Apologies Conclusion Chronology Bibliographical Essay Index
Copyright Date
1997
Lccn
97-019986
Dewey Decimal
345.744/50288
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21

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