Modest Enquiry Into the Nature of Witchcraft

Modest Enquiry Into the Nature of Witchcraft
Author: John Hale
Publisher: Applewood Books
Total Pages: 181
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN: 155709182X

First printed in 1702, this eyewitness account of the Salem Village witchcraft trials, and the events leading up to them, was written by Reverend John Hale, who concludes that it was Satan, not the witches, who used the manipulation of objects to afflict others.

Jonathan Edwards within the Enlightenment: Controversy, Experience, & Thought

Jonathan Edwards within the Enlightenment: Controversy, Experience, & Thought
Author: John T. Lowe
Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Total Pages: 339
Release: 2020-05-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 3647564885

In her Epilogue entitled "What Is His Greatness?", Ola Elizabeth Winslow stated in the first serious modern biography of Jonathan Edwards: "In a word, it is the greatness of one who had a determining art of initiating and directing a popular movement of far-reaching consequence, and who in addition, laid the foundations for a new system of religious thought, also of far-reaching consequence." After two and a half centuries since Edwards's death, Winslow's statement is undoubtedly true, and perhaps, more so now than ever. The recovery of Edwards pioneered by Perry Miller, Ola Winslow, and Thomas Schafer, among others, has become what is often referred to as an "Edwards renaissance," and has been made even more popular among lay people by John Piper, Stephen Nichols, and the like. Since the free online access of The Works of Jonathan Edwards by Yale University, dozens of books, and articles, as well as numerous dissertations, each year are written to seek a facet of Edwards's "greatness," and thus as an exemplar of his continued "far-reaching consequence." Jonathan Edwards, more than any other pre-revolutionary colonial thinker, grappled with the promises and perils of the Enlightenment. Organized by John T. Lowe and Daniel N. Gullotta, Jonathan Edwards within the Enlightenment brings together a group of young and early career scholars to present their propping the life, times, and theology of one of America's greatest minds. Many of these subjects have been seldom explored by scholars while others offer new and exciting avenues into well covered territory. Some of these topics include Edwards' interaction with and involvement in slavery, colonialism, racism, as well as musings on gender, populism, violence, pain, and witchcraft.

Salem Possessed

Salem Possessed
Author: Paul Boyer
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 258
Release: 1976-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0674282663

Tormented girls writhing in agony, stern judges meting out harsh verdicts, nineteen bodies swinging on Gallows Hill. The stark immediacy of what happened in 1692 has obscured the complex web of human passion, individual and organized, which had been growing for more than a generation before the witch trials. Salem Possessed explores the lives of the men and women who helped spin that web and who in the end found themselves entangled in it. From rich and varied sources—many previously neglected or unknown—Paul Boyer and Stephen Nissenbaum give us a picture of the events of 1692 more intricate and more fascinating than any other in the already massive literature on Salem. “Salem Possessed,” wrote Robin Briggs in The Times Literary Supplement, “reinterprets a world-famous episode so completely and convincingly that virtually all the previous treatments can be consigned to the historical lumber-room.” Not simply a dramatic and isolated event, the Salem outbreak has wider implications for our understanding of developments central to the American experience: the breakup of Puritanism, the pressures of land and population in New England towns, the problems besetting farmer and householder, the shifting role of the church, and the powerful impact of commercial capitalism.

Witches of the Atlantic World

Witches of the Atlantic World
Author: Elaine G. Breslaw
Publisher: NYU Press
Total Pages: 535
Release: 2000-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 0814798519

Breslaw (history, U. of Tennessee) has created a fascinating reader--for undergraduate classes in history, anthropology, religious studies, or women's studies--surveying the subject of witches, witch hunts, and the larger political context of both. The sections, which cover Christian perspectives, non-Christian beliefs, diabolical possession, issues of gender, and a lengthy section on the Salem witch trials, each include an introduction by Breslaw, primary sources, then secondary commentaries on the sources. The latter are excerpts from books and articles. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR

LIFE The World's Most Haunted Places

LIFE The World's Most Haunted Places
Author: The Editors of LIFE
Publisher: Time Home Entertainment
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2018-09-28
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1547845562

Life Magazine presents The World's Most Haunted Places.

A Modest Enquiry Into the Nature of Witchcraft

A Modest Enquiry Into the Nature of Witchcraft
Author: Rev. John Hale
Publisher: Ravenio Books
Total Pages: 142
Release:
Genre: History
ISBN:

In this fascinating historical document, John Hale, a minister involved in the Salem witch trials, presents his thoughts on the nature of witchcraft. Originally published in 1702, A Modest Enquiry Into the Nature of Witchcraft offers a unique perspective on the beliefs and fears that led to the infamous trials. While Hale's views may seem outdated to modern readers, his work remains an important resource for understanding the mindset of those involved in the Salem witch trials and the broader cultural context of early colonial America.

Beverly Revisited

Beverly Revisited
Author:
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2010
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738573588

Beverly was first settled by five men known as the "Old Planters" and was incorporated as a town in 1668. Its first minister, Rev. John Hale, was the author of an important work on the Salem witch hysteria. In 1775, the schooner Hannah, the first commissioned military vessel, sailed from Beverly Harbor. Privateers also sailed from here for their raids on enemy ships. In the 19th century, Beverly's Lucy Larcom wrote about life working in the cotton mills. The early 20th century attracted a wave of immigrants for the construction of the United Shoe Machinery Corporation and the development of the estates, beaches, and gardens of Beverly's Gold Coast. President Taft vacationed at present-day Lynch Park, and many visitors have come to Beverly for the North Shore Music Theatre and Le Grand David.

The London Mercury

The London Mercury
Author: Sir John Collings Squire
Publisher:
Total Pages: 712
Release: 1923
Genre: English literature
ISBN: