Vexed with Devils: Manhood and Witchcraft in Old and New England

by Erika Gasser

Book Overview

Stories of witchcraft and demonic possession from early modern England through the last official trials in colonial New England

Those possessed by the devil in early modern England usually exhibited a common set of symptoms: fits, vomiting, visions, contortions, speaking in tongues, and an antipathy to prayer. However, it was a matter of interpretation, and sometimes public opinion, if these symptoms were visited upon the victim,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479871133
• ISBN13: 9781479871131
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.7"