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ERIC Number: EJ672245
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0882-228X
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New England's Other Witch-hunt: The Hartford Witch-hunt of the 1660s and Changing Patterns in Witchcraft Prosecution.
Woodward, Walter W.
OAH Magazine of History, v17 n4 p16-20 Jul 2003
Classifies witchcraft prosecution into three periods in New England during the seventeenth century. Focuses on the witch-hunt in Hartford, Connecticut, the trial of Katherine Harrison, and the period of skepticism toward witchcraft prosecution. Addresses the role of Governor John Winthrop, Jr. in this skepticism and the legal procedures in Connecticut. (CMK)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Colonial History (United States), Court Judges, Court Litigation, Higher Education, Historical Interpretation, Secondary Education, Social History, Social Influences, Social Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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