by W. W. Norton Company For example, Goody Garlick was not even mentioned as someone who was accused and acquitted. In the book, The Devil in the Shape of a Woman, Carol F. Karlsen discusses the role and position of women in Puritan society during the witchcraft trials of New England. The case of Ann Cole, who was "taken with very strange Fits," fueled an outbreak of witchcraft accusations in Hartford a generation before the notorious events at Salem.The Devil in the Shape of a Woman: Witchcraft in Colonial New EnglandIncredibly captivating. in colonial New England. men.Secondly, Karlsen focuses attention on the accusers and finds About 78% of those accused throughout the 1600s and early 1700s were women. One The Devil in the Shape of A Woman by Carol F. Karlsen studies witchcraft in colonial New England. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read.
This book takes a critical look at the history in New England between 1620 and 1725 during the Puritan period. marked by the shift of scarce, valuable properties from one family This book does an excellent job of putting meta-analysis and personal stories together to paint a picture of witchcraft in colonial America. Accusations largely fell on older women, too. Accusations of witchcraft were often an outlet where Anyone who likes witches, knows about Salem, or likes women’s history.. this is for them. I was hoping for a description of the powers ascribed to real-life women accused of witchcraft, but this is a dissertation on mostly demographics of who was accused. Be the first to ask a question about The Devil in the Shape of a Woman to another by way of an intervening woman in a patriarchal I considered only giving this book three stars, but the more than 100 pages of notes, shows what an incredible piece of work this is, as well as the work that this book has done making waves in opening people’s eyes to the female experience in our history.An excellent delve into the cultural context surrounding witch trials in Colonial New England. female neighbors who threatened an established, but precarious, This caused many women to question themselves if they felt frustration in their social circumstances which led to many of the confessions. It follows not just Salem but all major witch trials from Connecticut north and the impact they had on women, culture, religion and social structures. Karlsen goes to great lengths to show that witchcraft wasn't the manifestation of larger social and economic clashes (though such clashes certainly played a role in outbreaks of accusations like 1692 Salem), but rather the focus of aKarlsen's digest of the history of witchcraft in colonial New England, presented in the guise of the male-dominated Puritan society seeking to subsume women to the male patriarchy, is impressively researched and well-narrated for a book with a decided academic bent. Too many statistics and repeated information.

Do not skip the afterword. Karlsen's work is not merely of historical significance to the Land was a driving force in accusations, men were jealous of women with any land or property holdings, and these women were often named witches. Karlsen makes some interesting connections between women's roles in society and how those roles, and the failure to conform to those roles, led to witchcraft accusations. Love it!

This book does an excellent job of putting meta-analysis and personal stories together to paint a picture of witchcraft in colonial America.

Overall, there seemed to be a tension that existed between the advanced amount of freedom given to women in New England and the underlying impulse to deny them too much freedom, and that tension manifested itself as ugly accusations of conspiring with the devil.Devil in the Shape of a Woman is a colonial history staple on Witchcraft in New England during the puritan era. (xiii)”. A wealthy Boston widow, Ann Hibbens was hanged in 1656 for casting spells on her neighbors. This book started as a dissertation and because of that is very well organized, with a clearly laid out thesis and strong evidence to back it up. It not only gave me insight to the women (and men) who were accused, but a much better understanding of the accusers, ministers, and the society the various players were a part of as well. I can't help but wonder why.This was an incredible read. "symbolic cultural drama" in which they rebelled against the social
They lived in constant fear of death and torture once they had outlived their usefulness to society, that of course was bearing children. It not only gave me insight to the women (and men) who were accused, but a much better understanding of the accusers, ministers, and the society the various players were a part of as well. Accusations largely fell on older women, too. inheritance system. I considered only giving this book three stars, but the more than 100 pages of notes, shows what an incredible piece of work this is, as well as the work that this book has done making waves in openiAn incredibly well researched book that truly opened my eyes to the horrendously misogynistic ways of 1600s Salem (and other cities). male compared to less than one-fifth of accusations made otherwise Among the numerous publications on early modern witchcraft accusations, Carol F Karlsen’s interpretations in The Devil in the Shape of a Woman must not be ignored. If a women happened to inherit and live alone, she became an object of scorn and accusations of witchcraft could to follow. that they were engaged in a "fierce negotiation... about the The women who acted outside the norms of puritanical ways were targeted as witches, if they held any sort of advantage over men it was quickly taken away. Interesting in a vague sense but long-winded for most readers.I bought this at the Witch Museum gift shop in Salem three years ago and I think the timing of my finally reading it was perfect. A wealthy Boston widow, Ann Hibbens was hanged in 1656 for casting spells on her neighbors.


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