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Book Cotton Mather s Relation to the Salem Witchcraft

Download or read book Cotton Mather s Relation to the Salem Witchcraft written by Arward Starbuck and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Cotton Mather and Salem Witchcraft

Download or read book Cotton Mather and Salem Witchcraft written by William Frederick Poole and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Wonders of the Invisible World

Download or read book The Wonders of the Invisible World written by Cotton Mather and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Salem Witchcraft and Cotton Mather

Download or read book Salem Witchcraft and Cotton Mather written by Charles Wentworth Upham and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Salem witchcraft and Cotton Mather  A reply  to a review in the North American review of C W  Upham s Salem witchcraft

Download or read book Salem witchcraft and Cotton Mather A reply to a review in the North American review of C W Upham s Salem witchcraft written by Charles Wentworth Upham and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Salem Witchcraft

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  • Author : Charles Upham
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2015-03-13
  • ISBN : 9781508840503
  • Pages : 404 pages

Download or read book Salem Witchcraft written by Charles Upham and published by . This book was released on 2015-03-13 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Wonders of the Invisible World

Download or read book The Wonders of the Invisible World written by Cotton Mather and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Book Salem Witchcraft and Cotton Mather

Download or read book Salem Witchcraft and Cotton Mather written by Charles Wentworth Upham and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-04 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first place, I venture to say that it can admit of no doubt, that Increase Mather and his son, Cotton Mather, did more than any other persons to aggravate the tendency of that age to the result reached in the Witchcraft Delusion of 1692. The latter, in the beginning of the Sixth Book of the Magnalia Christi Americana, refers to an attempt made, about the year 1658, "among some divines of no little figure throughout England and Ireland, for the faithful registering of remarkable providences. But, alas," he says, "it came to nothing that was remarkable. The like holy design," he continues, "was, by the Reverend Increase Mather, proposed among the divines of New England, in the year 1681, at a general meeting of them; who thereupon desired him to begin and publish an Essay; which he did in a little while; but there-withal declared that he did it only as a specimen of a larger volume, in hopes that this work being set on foot, posterity would go on with it." Cotton Mather did go on with it, immediately upon his entrance to the ministry; and by their preaching, publications, correspondence at home and abroad, and the influence of their learning, talents, industry, and zeal in the work, these two men promoted the prevalence of a passion for the marvelous and monstrous, and what was deemed preternatural, infernal, and diabolical, throughout the whole mass of the people, in England as well as America. The public mind became infatuated and, drugged with credulity and superstition, was prepared to receive every impulse of blind fanaticism. The stories, thus collected and put everywhere in circulation, were of a nature to terrify the imagination, fill the mind with horrible apprehensions, degrade the general intelligence and taste, and dethrone the reason. They darken and dishonor the literature of that period. A rehash of them can be found in the Sixth Book of the Magnalia. The effects of such publications were naturally developed in widespread delusions and universal credulity. They penetrated the whole body of society, and reached all the inhabitants and families of the land, in the towns and remotest settlements. In this way, the Mathers, particularly the younger, made themselves responsible for the diseased and bewildered state of the public mind, in reference in supernatural and diabolical agencies, which came to a head in the Witchcraft Delusion. I do not say that they were culpable. Undoubtedly they thought they were doing God service. But the influence they exercised, in this direction, remains none the less an historical fact

Book Cotton Mather   Witchcraft

Download or read book Cotton Mather Witchcraft written by William Frederick Poole and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Salem Witchcraft and Cotton Mather

Download or read book Salem Witchcraft and Cotton Mather written by Charles Wentworth Upham and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-04 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first place, I venture to say that it can admit of no doubt, that Increase Mather and his son, Cotton Mather, did more than any other persons to aggravate the tendency of that age to the result reached in the Witchcraft Delusion of 1692. The latter, in the beginning of the Sixth Book of the Magnalia Christi Americana, refers to an attempt made, about the year 1658, "among some divines of no little figure throughout England and Ireland, for the faithful registering of remarkable providences. But, alas," he says, "it came to nothing that was remarkable. The like holy design," he continues, "was, by the Reverend Increase Mather, proposed among the divines of New England, in the year 1681, at a general meeting of them; who thereupon desired him to begin and publish an Essay; which he did in a little while; but there-withal declared that he did it only as a specimen of a larger volume, in hopes that this work being set on foot, posterity would go on with it." Cotton Mather did go on with it, immediately upon his entrance to the ministry; and by their preaching, publications, correspondence at home and abroad, and the influence of their learning, talents, industry, and zeal in the work, these two men promoted the prevalence of a passion for the marvelous and monstrous, and what was deemed preternatural, infernal, and diabolical, throughout the whole mass of the people, in England as well as America. The public mind became infatuated and, drugged with credulity and superstition, was prepared to receive every impulse of blind fanaticism. The stories, thus collected and put everywhere in circulation, were of a nature to terrify the imagination, fill the mind with horrible apprehensions, degrade the general intelligence and taste, and dethrone the reason. They darken and dishonor the literature of that period. A rehash of them can be found in the Sixth Book of the Magnalia. The effects of such publications were naturally developed in widespread delusions and universal credulity. They penetrated the whole body of society, and reached all the inhabitants and families of the land, in the towns and remotest settlements. In this way, the Mathers, particularly the younger, made themselves responsible for the diseased and bewildered state of the public mind, in reference in supernatural and diabolical agencies, which came to a head in the Witchcraft Delusion. I do not say that they were culpable. Undoubtedly they thought they were doing God service. But the influence they exercised, in this direction, remains none the less an historical fact

Book On Witchcraft

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  • Author : Cotton Mather
  • Publisher : Courier Corporation
  • Release : 2012-03-27
  • ISBN : 0486117324
  • Pages : 178 pages

Download or read book On Witchcraft written by Cotton Mather and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-03-27 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Book Memorable Providences  Relating to Witchcrafts and Possessions

Download or read book Memorable Providences Relating to Witchcrafts and Possessions written by Cotton Mather and published by . This book was released on 1689 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Salem Witchcraft

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  • Author : Samuel P. Fowler
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1861
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 468 pages

Download or read book Salem Witchcraft written by Samuel P. Fowler and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Salem Witchcraft and Cotton Mather

Download or read book Salem Witchcraft and Cotton Mather written by Charles W Upham and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this seminal work, Charles W. Upham provides a detailed analysis of the Salem witch trials and the role played by Cotton Mather. With a meticulous examination of the historical records and primary sources, Upham sheds light on one of the most remarkable events in American history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book Cotton Mather and Salem Witchcraft     Reprinted from the North American Review  etc

Download or read book Cotton Mather and Salem Witchcraft Reprinted from the North American Review etc written by William Frederick POOLE and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book COTTON MATHER AND SALEM WITCHCRAFT

Download or read book COTTON MATHER AND SALEM WITCHCRAFT written by WILLIAM FREDERICK. POOLE and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Cotton Mather and Salem Witchcraft

Download or read book Cotton Mather and Salem Witchcraft written by William Frederick Poole and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: