Science and Justice The Massachusetts Witchcraft Trials
Originally published in 1968. Far from being an isolated outburst of community insanity or hysteria, the Massachusetts witchcraft trials were an accurate reflection of the scientific ethos of the seventeenth century. Witches were seldom hanged without supporting medical evidence. Professor Fox clari...
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Main Author: | Fox, Sanford J. (auth) |
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Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
Language: | English |
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Johns Hopkins University Press
2019
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