"The Witchcraft Delusion in Colonial Connecticut (1647-1697)" by John M. Taylor. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
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John M. Taylor. The Witchcraft Delusion in Colonial Connecticut (1647-1697)
The Witchcraft Delusion in Colonial Connecticut (1647-1697)
Table of Contents
THE WITCHCRAFT. DELUSION IN COLONIAL. CONNECTICUT
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
HISTORICAL NOTE
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Index
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John M. Taylor
Published by Good Press, 2019
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Such was the cardinal principle which governed in the merciless attempts to suppress the epidemic in spreading from the continent to England and Scotland, and at last to the Puritan colonies in America, where the last chapter of its history was written.
There can be no better, no more comprehensive modern definition of the crime once a heresy, or of the popular conception of it, than the one set forth in the New England indictments, to wit: "interteining familiarity with Satan the enemy of mankind, and by his help doing works above the course of nature."
