Daily Life during the Salem Witch Trials
Bloomsbury Publishing USA (Verlag)
979-8-7651-1592-3 (ISBN)
What was it like to live in the colony of Massachusetts during the last decade of the 17th century, the decade famed for the Salem Witch Trials? Daily Life during the Salem Witch Trials answers that question, offering a vivid portrait essential to anyone seeking to understand the traumatic events of the time in their proper historical context.
The book begins with a historical overview tracing the development of the Puritan experiment in the Massachusetts colony from 1620 to 1692. It then explores the cultural values and day-to-day concerns of Puritan society in the late-17th century, including trends and patterns of behavior in family life, household activities, business and economics, political and military responsibilities, and religious belief. Each chapter interprets a different aspect of daily life as it was experienced by those who lived through the social crisis of the witch trials of 1692–93, helping readers better comprehend how the history-making events of those years could come to pass.
K. David Goss is assistant professor of history at Gordon College, Wenham, MA. His published works include Greenwood's The Salem Witch Trials: A Reference Guide.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chronology: Key Events in the Development of New England from 1620 to 1700
1. The Creation of Puritan New England, 1623–1692
2. The Impact of the Salem Witch Trials on the Massachusetts Bay Colony
3. Domestic Life of the Salem Witch Trial Era: Homes and Families
4. Business, Maritime Commerce, and Piracy in the 1690s
5. Politics and War in the 1690s
6. Religion, Law, and Education in Daily Life in the 1690s
7. The Roles of Women and Men in the 1690s
8. Marriage, Courtship, and Sex in the 1690s
Conclusion: Transition, Trouble, and Trade: The Evolution of Massachusetts in the 1690s
Appendix
Glossary of Key Terms
Bibliography
Index
Erscheinungsdatum | 12.12.2023 |
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Reihe/Serie | The Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series |
Zusatzinfo | 35 bw illus |
Verlagsort | New York |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 156 x 235 mm |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie | |
ISBN-13 | 979-8-7651-1592-3 / 9798765115923 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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