Witches of the Atlantic World
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Witches of the Atlantic World by Elaine G Breslaw
Provides important background for the continued scholarly and popular interest in witches and witchcraft today
"This is a useful collection of material on witchcraft" * Journal of World History *
"A well-selected and admirably introduced collection of primary sources and secondary interpretations. . By incorporating Africans and native Americans into a story that normally deals only with Europeans (at home and in the colonies), Breslaw opens new approaches to a familiar but always fascinating subject." -- Francis Bremer,Millersville University
"Breslaw breathes new life into many debates about witchcraft. Witches of the Atlantic World takes us on a fascinating, occasionally chilling, tour of witchcraft in four continents. Breslaw provides opposing viewpoints and judiciously balances the writing of historians and anthropologists, participants and observers, victims of possession and some accused witches themselves. Breslaws book will prove a welcome and long-overdue addition." -- Alison Games,author of Migration and the Origins of the English Atlantic World
"Elaine Breslaw has performed a signal service for teachers of history, anthropology, religious studies, womens studiesindeed, anyone who wishes to urge students beyond stereotypical views of witchcraft. The cross-cultural approach that informed her work on Tituba comes to fulfillment in this comprehensive collection. Confronted with evidence of witchcraft's significance for varied peoples across time and space, students cannot leer at Puritans as & credulous, Africans as & primitive, Amerindians as & diabolical, or Europeans as & superstitious because they practiced magic; rather, they must confront witchcraft's widespread importance as a historical and human phenomenon on its own terms." -- Charles L. Cohen,University of Wisconsin
"This is undoubtedly one of the best reference works ever published on witchcraft. Breslaw, fresh from her well-received revisionist history Tituba: Reluctant Witch of Salem, brings together work by some of the best-known scholars of the field, including Elizabeth Reis, Carol Karlsen, John Demos, Paul Boyer,Stephen Nissenbaum and David Hall. She organizes primary sources (including the 1486 manifesto Why Women Are Chiefly Addicted to Superstitions) and insightful secondary essays around topics of European, Native American and African witchcraft. The anthology is to be applauded for its commitment to representing cultural varianceshowing how, for example, indigenous American magical traditions differed greatly from tribe to tribe. Breslaws awareness of diverse cultural contexts highlights the multiple functions that witchcraft and anti-witchcraft served in individual communities" * Publishers Weekly *
"A well-selected and admirably introduced collection of primary sources and secondary interpretations. . By incorporating Africans and native Americans into a story that normally deals only with Europeans (at home and in the colonies), Breslaw opens new approaches to a familiar but always fascinating subject." -- Francis Bremer,Millersville University
"Breslaw breathes new life into many debates about witchcraft. Witches of the Atlantic World takes us on a fascinating, occasionally chilling, tour of witchcraft in four continents. Breslaw provides opposing viewpoints and judiciously balances the writing of historians and anthropologists, participants and observers, victims of possession and some accused witches themselves. Breslaws book will prove a welcome and long-overdue addition." -- Alison Games,author of Migration and the Origins of the English Atlantic World
"Elaine Breslaw has performed a signal service for teachers of history, anthropology, religious studies, womens studiesindeed, anyone who wishes to urge students beyond stereotypical views of witchcraft. The cross-cultural approach that informed her work on Tituba comes to fulfillment in this comprehensive collection. Confronted with evidence of witchcraft's significance for varied peoples across time and space, students cannot leer at Puritans as & credulous, Africans as & primitive, Amerindians as & diabolical, or Europeans as & superstitious because they practiced magic; rather, they must confront witchcraft's widespread importance as a historical and human phenomenon on its own terms." -- Charles L. Cohen,University of Wisconsin
"This is undoubtedly one of the best reference works ever published on witchcraft. Breslaw, fresh from her well-received revisionist history Tituba: Reluctant Witch of Salem, brings together work by some of the best-known scholars of the field, including Elizabeth Reis, Carol Karlsen, John Demos, Paul Boyer,Stephen Nissenbaum and David Hall. She organizes primary sources (including the 1486 manifesto Why Women Are Chiefly Addicted to Superstitions) and insightful secondary essays around topics of European, Native American and African witchcraft. The anthology is to be applauded for its commitment to representing cultural varianceshowing how, for example, indigenous American magical traditions differed greatly from tribe to tribe. Breslaws awareness of diverse cultural contexts highlights the multiple functions that witchcraft and anti-witchcraft served in individual communities" * Publishers Weekly *
Elaine G. Breslaw retired as Professor of History from Morgan State University in Baltimore after 29 years and has taught on an adjunct basis at Johns Hopkins University, Goucher College, and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She is the author of Tituba, Reluctant Witch of Salem: Devilish Indians and Puritan Fantasies (NYU Press, 1995), Witches of the Atlantic World: An Historical Reader and Primary Sourcebook (NYU Press, 2000), and Dr. Alexander Hamilton and Provincial America: Expanding the Orbit of Scottish Culture.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780814798515 |
| ISBN 10 | 0814798519 |
| Title | Witches of the Atlantic World |
| Author | Elaine G Breslaw |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | New York University Press |
| Year published | 2000-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 550 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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