Project Gutenberg 2016-05-09 Public domain in the USA. 114 Drake, Samuel G. 1798 1875 Drake, S. Gardner (Samuel Gardner) Drake, Samuel Gardner Calef, Robert 1648 1719 Mather, Cotton 1663 1728 Mather, C. (Cotton) The Witchcraft Delusion in New England: Its Rise, Progress, and Termination (Vol. 2 of 3) Produced by Dianna Adair, Louise Davies, Eleni Christofaki and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was made using scans of public domain works from the University of Michigan Digital Libraries.) "The Witchcraft Delusion in New England: Its Rise, Progress, and Termination" by Samuel G. Drake is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This work delves into the historical phenomena of witchcraft accusations and trials in New England, particularly during the infamous Salem witch trials, illustrating their impact and eventual decline. It explores the narratives and testimonies of key figures involved in the witch trials, such as Dr. Cotton Mather and Robert Calef, providing a critical examination of the social and religious context surrounding these events. The opening of the book introduces the author’s intent to provide an accurate reprint of Robert Calef's original work, "More Wonders of the Invisible World," alongside annotations to assist readers. It discusses the context in which the original text was written and the need for it to be presented faithfully, underlining the historical significance ascribed to the trials and the individuals involved. As the narrative progresses, it mentions Calef's courage in speaking against the prevailing witchcraft hysteria and highlights his challenges in countering the dominant views of his contemporaries, particularly against figures like Cotton Mather. This sets a stage for a serious examination of the misconceptions surrounding witchcraft beliefs in colonial America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Witchcraft -- New England BF Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 540609 540568 2024-09-21T16:00:53.624513 2023-09-22T12:36:18.817484 text/html text/html 536483 2016-05-09T13:20:22 text/html; charset=utf-8 774168 2016-05-09T13:20:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 959714 2024-09-21T16:01:03.949439 application/epub+zip 963689 2024-09-21T16:00:55.567492 application/epub+zip 279961 2024-09-21T16:00:54.633560 application/epub+zip 1133268 2024-09-21T16:01:09.793493 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1060959 2024-09-21T16:01:02.938453 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 379486 2022-09-23T17:51:30.970727 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 437419 437168 2024-09-21T16:00:51.919491 2023-09-22T12:36:17.152557 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 437607 2016-05-09T13:14:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 168079 2016-05-09T13:20:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19182 2024-09-21T16:01:09.958439 application/rdf+xml 16022 2024-09-21T16:00:54.796481 image/jpeg 2643 2024-09-21T16:00:54.714537 image/jpeg 776454 2024-09-21T16:00:53.710484 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia