Salem Possessed: The Social Origins of Witchcraft
- ISBN-10
- 0674785266
- ISBN-13
- 9780674785267
- Series
- Salem Possessed
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 231
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1974
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Authors
- Paul Boyer, Stephen Nissenbaum
Description
A study of the Puritan village and the people involved in the witch trials of 1692 provides insight into the causes and implications of this notorious episode in American history
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