Cloth
1982 · New York And Oxford
by Demos, John Putnam
New York And Oxford: Oxford University Press. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1982. Second Printing. Cloth. 0195031318 . A second printing in Very Good+ condition with a stamp and price sticker on the front flyleaf and some rubbing to the board edges in a Near Fine dust-jacket with a little soiling; This book tells the story of witchcraft in early New England through the lens of the people who practiced it. It explores the culture of witchcraft and the reasons why people may have chosen to participate in this ancient practice. The book also looks at the ways in which witchcraft was policed and the ways in which it interacted with other aspects of early New England culture.; 8vo ; 543 pages . (Inventory #: 51448)