A fever in Salem : a new interpretation of the New England witch trials / Laurie Winn Carlson.

Author/creator Carlson, Laurie M., 1952-
Format Book
Publication InfoChicago : I.R. Dee, 1999.
Descriptionxvi, 197 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subjects

Contents The witch craze in seventeenth-century New England -- The afflicted -- The response -- Mental illness and the persecution of witches -- The forgotten epidemic -- What happened at Salem? -- Alternative outcomes -- Could encephalitis lethargica return? -- Satanic possession and Christian beliefs.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 183-188) and index.
LCCN 99027520
ISBN1566632536 :

Availability

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Laupus Books - Stacks WC 542 C284F 1999 ✔ Available Place Hold