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A fever in Salem : a new interpretation of the New England witch trials

Title
A fever in Salem : a new interpretation of the New England witch trials / Laurie Winn Carlson.
Author
Carlson, Laurie M., 1952-
Publication
Chicago : I.R. Dee, 1999.

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Description
xvi, 197 p. : ill.; 22 cm.
Subject
  • Witchcraft > Massachusetts > Salem > History > 17th century
  • Epidemic encephalitis > Massachusetts > Salem > History > 17th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-188) and index.
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.
Call Number
JFD 99-16390
ISBN
1566632536 (alk. paper)
LCCN
99027520
OCLC
41173665
Author
Carlson, Laurie M., 1952-
Title
A fever in Salem : a new interpretation of the New England witch trials / Laurie Winn Carlson.
Imprint
Chicago : I.R. Dee, 1999.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-188) and index.
Research Call Number
JFD 99-16390
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