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Winn Carlson, Laurie

 
9781566632539: A Fever in Salem: A New Interpretation of the New England Witch Trials
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ISBN 10 : 1566632536 ISBN 13 : 9781566632539
Editeur : Ivan R Dee, Inc, 1999

Synopsis

This new interpretation of the New England Witch Trials offers an innovative, well-grounded explanation of witchcraft's link to organic illness. While most historians have concentrated on the accused, Laurie Winn Carlson focuses on the afflicted. Systematically comparing the symptoms recorded in colonial diaries and court records to those of the encephalitis epidemic in the early twentieth century, she argues convincingly that the victims suffered from the same disease. "A unique blend of historical epidemiology and sociology." - Katrina L. Kelner, "Science". "Meticulously researched ...the author marshalls her arguments with clarity and persuasive force." - "New Yorker".

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This new interpretation of the New England Witch Trials offers an innovative, well-grounded explanation of witchcraft's link to organic illness. While most historians have concentrated on the accused, Laurie Winn Carlson focuses on the afflicted. Systematically comparing the symptoms recorded in colonial diaries and court records to those of the encephalitis epidemic in the early twentieth century, she argues convincingly that the victims suffered from the same disease. "A unique blend of historical epidemiology and sociology". -Katrina L. Kelner, Science. "Meticulously researched. . .the author marshalls her arguments with clarity and persuasive force". -New Yorker.

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Éditeur
Ivan R Dee, Inc
Date d'édition
1999
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1566632536
ISBN 13 
9781566632539
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
215
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9781566633093: A Fever in Salem: A New Interpretation of the New England Witch Trials

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ISBN 10 :  1566633095 ISBN 13 :  9781566633093
Editeur : Ivan R. Dee, 2000
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