Author: Cotton Mather
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
The Wonders of the Invisible World
Author: Cotton Mather
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Cotton Mather and Salem Witchcraft
Author: William Frederick Poole
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Witchcraft
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Witchcraft
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
The Wonders of the Invisible World
Author: Cotton Mather
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1609620097
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Cotton Mather's mythic image rests on his involvement in the Salem witchcraft debacle (169293) and on his Wonders of the Invisible World (1693)an official defense of the court's verdict and a testimony to the power of Satan and his minions. Mather excerpts the six most notorious cases of Salem witchcraft and buttresses his account with the official endorsement of Lt. Governor William Stoughton, with a disquisition on the devil's machinations described by the best authorities that the subject affords, with a previously delivered sermon at Andover, and with his own experimentations. What ties the various parts together is Mather's millenarian theme of Christ's imminence, of which Satan's plot is the best evidence. Though Mather defends the court's verdict and justifies the government's position, he also voices his great discomfort with the court's procedure in the matter. Wonders appeared in print just when the trials were halting, but it remains, in his own words, "that reviled Book," a bane to his name.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1609620097
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Cotton Mather's mythic image rests on his involvement in the Salem witchcraft debacle (169293) and on his Wonders of the Invisible World (1693)an official defense of the court's verdict and a testimony to the power of Satan and his minions. Mather excerpts the six most notorious cases of Salem witchcraft and buttresses his account with the official endorsement of Lt. Governor William Stoughton, with a disquisition on the devil's machinations described by the best authorities that the subject affords, with a previously delivered sermon at Andover, and with his own experimentations. What ties the various parts together is Mather's millenarian theme of Christ's imminence, of which Satan's plot is the best evidence. Though Mather defends the court's verdict and justifies the government's position, he also voices his great discomfort with the court's procedure in the matter. Wonders appeared in print just when the trials were halting, but it remains, in his own words, "that reviled Book," a bane to his name.
On Witchcraft
Author: Cotton Mather
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486117324
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
In this fascinating account of witches and devils in colonial America, the renowned and influential minister of Boston's Old North Church attempts to justify his role in the Salem witch trials. A true believer in the devil's battle to get converts in Salem and other Massachusetts towns during the late seventeenth century, Mather also believed the fantastic accusations of those who accused their neighbors of witchcraft. The theologian's book, first published in 1692, provides readers with guidelines for discovering witches, explanations for how good Christians are tempted by the devil to become witches, and methods of resisting such temptation. The great Boston minister also provides testimony from a number of similar trials, describes instances of witchcraft in other countries, and explains the devil's predicament in dealing with Christianity. Essential reading for students of the Salem witch trials, On Witchcraft will intrigue anyone interested in early American social and cultural history.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486117324
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
In this fascinating account of witches and devils in colonial America, the renowned and influential minister of Boston's Old North Church attempts to justify his role in the Salem witch trials. A true believer in the devil's battle to get converts in Salem and other Massachusetts towns during the late seventeenth century, Mather also believed the fantastic accusations of those who accused their neighbors of witchcraft. The theologian's book, first published in 1692, provides readers with guidelines for discovering witches, explanations for how good Christians are tempted by the devil to become witches, and methods of resisting such temptation. The great Boston minister also provides testimony from a number of similar trials, describes instances of witchcraft in other countries, and explains the devil's predicament in dealing with Christianity. Essential reading for students of the Salem witch trials, On Witchcraft will intrigue anyone interested in early American social and cultural history.
Salem Witchcraft
Author: Samuel P. Fowler
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Witchcraft
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Witchcraft
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Cotton Mather and His Writings on Witchcraft
Author: Thomas James Holmes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Witchcraft
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Witchcraft
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
World of Darkness
Author: Price David W
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781646630219
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781646630219
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
On Witchcraft
Author: Cotton Mather
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN: 9781494157234
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1692 Edition.
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN: 9781494157234
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1692 Edition.
Cotton Mather on Witchcraft
Author: Cotton Mather
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Witchcraft
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Witchcraft
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
How to Hang a Witch
Author: Adriana Mather
Publisher: Ember
ISBN: 0553539507
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
The #1 New York Times bestseller! It’s the Salem Witch Trials meets Mean Girls in this New York Times bestselling novel from one of the descendants of Cotton Mather, where the trials of high school start to feel like a modern-day witch hunt for a teen with all the wrong connections to Salem’s past. Salem, Massachusetts, is the site of the infamous witch trials and the new home of Samantha Mather. Recently transplanted from New York City, Sam and her stepmother are not exactly welcomed with open arms. Sam is the descendant of Cotton Mather, one of the men responsible for those trials—and almost immediately, she becomes the enemy of a group of girls who call themselves the Descendants. And guess who their ancestors were? If dealing with that weren’t enough, Sam also comes face to face with a real, live (well, technically dead) ghost. A handsome, angry ghost who wants Sam to stop touching his stuff. But soon Sam discovers she is at the center of a centuries-old curse affecting anyone with ties to the trials. Sam must come to terms with the ghost and find a way to work with the Descendants to stop a deadly cycle that has been going on since the first accused witch was hanged. If any town should have learned its lesson, it’s Salem. But history may be about to repeat itself. “It’s like Mean Girls meets history class in the best possible way.” —Seventeen Magazine “Mather shines a light on the lessons the Salem Witch Trials can teach us about modern-day bullying—and what we can do about it.” —Bustle “Strikes a careful balance of creepy, fun, and thoughtful.” —NPR I am utterly addicted to Mather’s electric debut. It keeps you on the edge of your seat, twisting and turning with ghosts, witches, an ancient curse, and—sigh—romance. It’s beautiful. Haunting. The characters are vivid and real. I. Could. Not. Put. It. Down.” —Jennifer Niven, bestselling author of All the Bright Places
Publisher: Ember
ISBN: 0553539507
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
The #1 New York Times bestseller! It’s the Salem Witch Trials meets Mean Girls in this New York Times bestselling novel from one of the descendants of Cotton Mather, where the trials of high school start to feel like a modern-day witch hunt for a teen with all the wrong connections to Salem’s past. Salem, Massachusetts, is the site of the infamous witch trials and the new home of Samantha Mather. Recently transplanted from New York City, Sam and her stepmother are not exactly welcomed with open arms. Sam is the descendant of Cotton Mather, one of the men responsible for those trials—and almost immediately, she becomes the enemy of a group of girls who call themselves the Descendants. And guess who their ancestors were? If dealing with that weren’t enough, Sam also comes face to face with a real, live (well, technically dead) ghost. A handsome, angry ghost who wants Sam to stop touching his stuff. But soon Sam discovers she is at the center of a centuries-old curse affecting anyone with ties to the trials. Sam must come to terms with the ghost and find a way to work with the Descendants to stop a deadly cycle that has been going on since the first accused witch was hanged. If any town should have learned its lesson, it’s Salem. But history may be about to repeat itself. “It’s like Mean Girls meets history class in the best possible way.” —Seventeen Magazine “Mather shines a light on the lessons the Salem Witch Trials can teach us about modern-day bullying—and what we can do about it.” —Bustle “Strikes a careful balance of creepy, fun, and thoughtful.” —NPR I am utterly addicted to Mather’s electric debut. It keeps you on the edge of your seat, twisting and turning with ghosts, witches, an ancient curse, and—sigh—romance. It’s beautiful. Haunting. The characters are vivid and real. I. Could. Not. Put. It. Down.” —Jennifer Niven, bestselling author of All the Bright Places