Description
Witchcraft in Early Brand new England provides an interesting introduction to the history of witches and witchcraft in England from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century.
Witchcraft was once a crime punishable by death in England all the way through this period and this book charts the witch panics and legal persecution of witches that followed, exploring topics such as elite attitudes to witchcraft in England, the role of pressures and tensions within the community in accusations of witchcraft, the way in which the legal system dealt with witchcraft cases, and the complex decline of belief in witchcraft. Revised and up to date, this new edition explores the Brand new historiographical debate surrounding this subject and comprises latest findings and interpretations of historians in the field, bringing it right up-to-date and in particular offering an extended remedy of the difficult issues surrounding gender and witchcraft.
Supported by a range of compelling number one documents, this book is very important reading for all students of the history of witchcraft.
