Elizabeth Reis: 1 book
Damned Women
Sinners and Witches in Puritan New England
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 1999
In her analysis of the cultural construction of gender in early America, Elizabeth Reis explores the intersection of Puritan theology, Puritan evaluations of womanhood, and the Salem witchcraft episodes. She finds in those intersections the basis for understanding why women were accused of witchcraft...
