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The Devil in the Shape of a Woman: Witchcraft in Colonial New England
The Devil in the Shape of a Woman Witchcraft in Colonial New England
Author: Carol F. Karlsen
Confessing to "Familiarity with the Devils," Mary Johnson, a servant, was executed by Connecticut officials in 1648. A wealthy Boston widow, Ann Hibbens, was hanged in 1656 for casting spells on her neighbors. In 1662, Ann Cole was "taken with very strange Fits" and fueled an outbreak of witchcraft accusations in Hartford a generation before the...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780393317596
ISBN-10: 0393317595
Publication Date: 4/1998
Pages: 370
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Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Book Type: Paperback
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