Wonders of the Invisible World
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Wonders of the Invisible World is a 1693 book by Puritan minister Cotton Mather defending the Salem witch trials and describing alleged cases of witchcraft in New England.
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| instanceOf |
book
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nonfiction book → |
| author |
Cotton Mather
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| claims |
Satan was actively attacking New England
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witchcraft posed a serious threat to the Puritan community → |
| commissionedBy |
Massachusetts authorities
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| countryOfOrigin |
Colonial America
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| criticizedBy |
later historians of the Salem witch trials
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| criticizedFor |
justification of judicial executions
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uncritical acceptance of spectral evidence → |
| describes |
alleged cases of witchcraft in New England
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confessions of accused witches → testimonies of afflicted persons → witchcraft trials in Salem → |
| fullTitle |
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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| genre |
polemical work
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religious literature → witchcraft treatise → |
| hasFormat |
modern reprint editions
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printed pamphlet → |
| historicalContext |
Salem witch trials of 1692
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late 17th-century New England → |
| includedCase |
trial of Bridget Bishop
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trial of George Burroughs → |
| influenced |
American perceptions of witchcraft
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later interpretations of the Salem witch trials → |
| influencedBy |
European witchcraft literature
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Puritan demonology → |
| language |
English
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| literaryStyle |
didactic
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sermon-like prose → |
| placeOfPublication |
Boston
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| publicationYear |
1693
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| publisher |
Benjamin Harris
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| purpose |
defense of the Salem witch trials
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justification of the New England witchcraft prosecutions → |
| religiousPerspective |
Puritan
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| religiousTheme |
battle between God and the Devil
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| subject |
New England Puritanism
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Puritan theology → Salem witch trials → Satan → demonic possession → spectral evidence → witchcraft in New England → |
| supports |
actions of the Salem magistrates
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use of spectral evidence in witchcraft trials → |
| theologicalFramework |
Calvinist
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| timePeriodDescribed |
17th-century New England
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Cotton Mather
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notableWork |
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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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titleShort |