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Subject(s)

• Witchcraft—Massachusetts—Salem [Browse]
• Trials (Witchcraft)—Massachusetts—Salem [Browse]
• Witchcraft—Massachusetts—Salem—Historiography [Browse]
• Trials (Witchcraft)—Massachusetts—Salem—Historiography [Browse]
• Salem (Mass.)—In popular culture [Browse]
• Popular culture—United States [Browse]

Summary note

"The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 are a case study in hysteria and group psychology, and the cultural effects still linger centuries later. This critical study examines original trial transcripts, historical accounts, fiction and drama, film and television shows, and tourist sites in contemporary Salem, challenging the process of how history is collected and recorded"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Action note

Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)

Contents

• "You seem to act witchcraft" : theatricality and the trial transcripts
• From shards to meanings : historians make sense of the trials
• Fiction and the real : novelists rewrite Salem
• A dramatic tale : Salem on stage and screen
• Selling the story : from Salem village to witch city.

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ISBN

9780786439836 (softcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2009020591

OCLC

373560643

RCP

H - S

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