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Damned Women: Sinners and Witches in Puritan New England
Damned Women Sinners and Witches in Puritan New England
Author: Elizabeth Reis
In her analysis of the cultural construction of gender in early America, Elizabeth Reis explores the intersection of Puritan theology, Puritan evaluations of womanhood, and the Salem witchcraft episodes. She finds in those intersections the basis for understanding why women were accused of witchcraft more often than men, why they confessed more ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780801486111
ISBN-10: 0801486114
Publication Date: 2/1999
Pages: 212
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Publisher: Cornell University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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