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Witchcraft, magic, and religion in 17th-century Massachusetts by Richard Mark Weisman is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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<p>The Salem witchcraft persecutions are one of the most well-known events in history, but there is more to the story. In this book, Weisman explores the social, political, and religious implications of witchcraft. He ventures outside of the usual studies of the Salem trials to provide a comprehensive understanding of 17th-century Massachusetts witchcraft as a whole. In the first section, an attempt is made to explicate the logic and meaning of the two major interpretive frameworks of witchcraft
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- Author
- Richard Mark Weisman
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Published
- 1984
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781122052009
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Law, Political Science, History
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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