Wonders of the Invisible World: Observations as Well Historical as Theological, upon the Nature, the Number, and the Operations of the Devils
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Wonders of the Invisible World: Observations as Well Historical as Theological, upon the Nature, the Number, and the Operations of the Devils is a 1693 work by Puritan minister Cotton Mather defending the Salem witch trials and expounding contemporary beliefs about witchcraft and demonic activity in New England.
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction work → |
| associatedWith |
American colonial history
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Massachusetts Bay Colony → Puritan clergy → |
| author | Cotton Mather → |
| authorNationality | New England colonial American → |
| authorOccupation | Puritan minister → |
| centralTheme |
divine providence
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evidence for witchcraft → operations of the Devil → spiritual warfare → |
| countryOfOrigin | Colonial America → |
| focusesOn |
cases of alleged witchcraft in New England
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legal proceedings against accused witches → |
| form | prose → |
| genre |
polemical work
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religious literature → theological treatise → |
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Wonders of the Invisible World: Observations as Well Historical as Theological, upon the Nature, the Number, and the Operations of the Devils
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surface form: "Wonders of the Invisible World: Observations as Well Historical as Theological"
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| historicalContext |
Salem, Massachusetts
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late 17th century New England → |
| historicalSignificance |
important document of Puritan demonology
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influential in shaping perceptions of witchcraft in colonial New England → key primary source on Salem witch trials → |
| intendedAudience |
English Protestant readership
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contemporary New England readers → |
| language | English → |
| literaryPeriod | Colonial American literature → |
| publicationYear | 1693 → |
| purpose |
defense of the Salem witch trials
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exposition of contemporary beliefs about witchcraft → exposition of demonic activity in New England → |
| religiousTradition |
Calvinism
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Protestantism → |
| setting | New England → |
| subject |
New England religious history
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Puritan theology → Salem witch trials → demonology → witchcraft → |
| theologicalPerspective | Puritanism → |
| timeOfPublicationRelation | published shortly after the Salem witch trials → |
| titleShort | Wonders of the Invisible World → |
| viewpointOnWitchcraft | affirms reality of witchcraft and demonic influence → |
| viewpointOnWitchTrials | supportive of the court's actions → |
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Martha Carrier
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Wonders of the Invisible World: Observations as Well Historical as Theological, upon the Nature, the Number, and the Operations of the Devils
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this entity surface form: ""Queen of Hell" by Cotton Mather"
Wonders of the Invisible World
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fullTitle
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Wonders of the Invisible World: Observations as Well Historical as Theological, upon the Nature, the Number, and the Operations of the Devils
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Wonders of the Invisible World: Observations as Well Historical as Theological, upon the Nature, the Number, and the Operations of the Devils
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hasAlternativeTitle
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Wonders of the Invisible World: Observations as Well Historical as Theological, upon the Nature, the Number, and the Operations of the Devils
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this entity surface form: "Wonders of the Invisible World: Observations as Well Historical as Theological"