Hoffer, Peter Charles
The Devil's Disciples
- ISBN 13:
- 9780801852015
- author:
- Hoffer, Peter Charles
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1998
- Pages:
- 279
- Dimensions:
- 154mm / 228mm
- Genre:
- History Textbook
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Devil's Disciples: The Makers of the Salem Witchcraft Trials by Peter Charles Hoffer In 1692 and 1693, the men and women of Salem village lived in fear of witches and the Devil. Over hundreds were accused of practicing witchcraft, many languishing in jail for months before being hanged or pressed to death. The accusations turned neighbors against each other, with children informing on their parents and ministers denouncing members of their congregations. As a legal and social historian, Peter Charles Hoffer examines the Salem outbreak through recent studies of panic rumors, teen hysteria, child abuse, and intrafamily relations. He brings to life conversations among suspected witches, accusers, witnesses, and spectators, revealing the tangled internal tensions that lay at the heart of the witch hunts. Hoffer's fresh look at the Salem outbreak sheds new light on this dark period in American history, exploring why certain individuals were accused and condemned while others were not.
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