Fever in Salem

A New Interpretation of the New England Witch Trials

Häftad, Engelska, 2000

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This new interpretation of the New England Witch Trials offers an innovative, well-grounded explanation of witchcraft's link to organic illness. While most historians have concentrated on the accused, Laurie Winn Carlson focuses on the afflicted. Systematically comparing the symptoms recorded in colonial diaries and court records to those of the encephalitis epidemic in the early twentieth century, she argues convincingly that the victims suffered from the same disease. A unique blend of historical epidemiology and sociology. —Katrina L. Kelner, Science. Meticulously researched...the author marshalls her arguments with clarity and persuasive force. —New Yorker

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Utgivningsdatum:2000-08-21
Mått:138 x 212 x 15 mm
Vikt:263 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:220
Förlag:Ivan R Dee, Inc
ISBN:9781566633093

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Laurie Winn Carlson has written frequently on the history of the West, including Cattle: An Informal Social History; Seduced by the West; Sidesaddles to Heaven; and Boss of the Plains. She lives in Cheney, Washington.

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Carlson turns to tackle a phenomenon that has engrossed and frightened generations.

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Part 1 Preface xiiiPart 2 The Witch Craze in Seventeenth-century New England 3Part 3 The Afflicted 9Part 4 The Response 38Part 5 Mental Illness and the Persecution of Witches 61Part 6 The Forgotten Epidemic 76Part 7 What Happened at Salem? 114Part 8 Alternative Outcomes 147Part 9 Could Encephalitis Lethargica Return? 157Part 10 Afterword: Satanic Possession and Christian Beliefs 157Part 11 Chronology 159Part 12 Statistical Appendix 167Part 13 Notes 171Part 14 Bibliography 183Part 15 Index 189