Stephen Nissenbaum Books
Salem Possessed: The Social Origins Of Witchcraft
By PAUL BOYER, Harvard University. Press, Paul S. Boyer, Paul S. Boyer, Stephen Nissenbaum
Tormented girls writhing in agony, stern judges meting out harsh verdicts, nineteen bodies swinging on Gallows Hill. The stark immediacy of what happened in 1692 has obscured the complex web of hum...
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