Stephen Nissenbaum
Auteur de Salem Possessed: The Social Origins of Witchcraft
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Œuvres de Stephen Nissenbaum
Salem-Village Witchcraft: A Documentary Record of Local Conflict in Colonial New England (1972) — Directeur de publication — 106 exemplaires
Sex, Diet, and Debility in Jacksonian America: Sylvester Graham and Health Reform (1980) 9 exemplaires
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Christmas - Philosophy for Everyone: Better Than a Lump of Coal (2010) — Avant-propos — 12 exemplaires
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- Nissenbaum, Stephen
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- 1941
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For example, Ann Putnam Jr. says she saw the apparition of Sarah Good. Elizabeth Hubbard follows suit, verbatim, 3 days later. Suddenly Good can call familiars, shapeshift among other wondrous acts. But why Sarah Good? Good was poor, and often quarreled with those who boarded her out of charity. The same goes to Rebecca Nurse. Rebecca Nurse is accused by Ann Putnam Jr and 3 days later, Ann's mother supports this testimony and adds Martha Corey's name for good measure. But, as it turns out, Nurse had quarreled years ago with neighbors over pigs trampling her field. Bridget Bishop later falls into the same situation over unpaid debt.
This is just a fraction of what is included here. The book also includes land transactions, comments from outside authorities, family relations and remarks from Salem ministers. If you had no idea how deep Salem factions and grudges were before, well with this resource, you can definitely draw some obvious conclusions.… (plus d'informations)