Damned Women: Sinners and Witches in Puritan New England

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Summary: Untruthful ( )
Review: all this book has done is denounce women and witches. the writer should review how her "subjects" really are before she strikes them down! VERY DISTATSEFUL

Rating:
Summary: Untruthful ( )
Review: all this book has done is denounce women and witches. the writer should review how her "subjects" really are before she strikes them down! VERY DISTATSEFUL

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Summary: Amazing new context for the Salem trials and Puritanism
Review: Reis manages to make us look at the Salem trials as a religious event that takes place in a religious society. Rather than concentrating upon the petty squabbles that may (or may not) have provided the immediate catalyst for accusations, she shows us how Puritan women were taught to view sin and how they increasingly thought of themselves as inherently sinful. Somehow, she manages to make us understand the terrible torment that the accused women suffered in their trials but also in their souls. I highly recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in the Salem episode or women and religion.

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Summary: Well done gender analysis of the Salem trials
Review: Reis' book is an excellent and original analysis concerning the role of gender in the Salem Witchcraft trials. A welcome addition to the extensive corpus of literature already available on the subject. "Ciacat" should read the books she reviews before she strikes them down.

Rating:
Summary: Well done gender analysis of the Salem trials
Review: Reis' book is an excellent and original analysis concerning the role of gender in the Salem Witchcraft trials. A welcome addition to the extensive corpus of literature already available on the subject. "Ciacat" should read the books she reviews before she strikes them down.