The Devil's Dominion: Magic and Religion in Early New England by Richard Godbeer

The Devil's Dominion: Magic and Religion in Early New England

Richard Godbeer

268 pages first pub 1992 (editions)

nonfiction history dark slow-paced
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Early New Englanders used magical techniques to divine the future, to heal the sick, to protect against harm and to inflict harm. Protestant ministers of the time claimed that religious faith and magical practice were incompatible, and yet, as Ric...

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