The Devil in the Shape of a Woman: Witchcraft in Colonial New England
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The Devil in the Shape of a Woman: Witchcraft in Colonial New England
Author: Carol F. Karlsen
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Copyright: 1987
Pages: 370
Cover Price: $ 17.95
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In this work, Carol Karlsen reveals the social construction of
witchcraft in 17th century
New England and illuminates the larger contours of gender relations in that society. "A pioneering work in . . . the sexual structuring of society. This is not just another book about witchcraft".--Edmund S. Morgan, Yale University.
Background Information
New England is the name given to those states that lie north and east of New York State. Based on groundless accusations, the trials for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 and 1693 resulted in the executions of 20 people.
