Salem Possessed

The Social Origins of Witchcraft

Paul Boyer

Stephen Nissenbaum

  • Winner of the John H. Dunning Prize of the American Historical Association

Preface

Salem Village in the Seventeenth Century: A Chronology

Abbreviations Used in the Notes Prologue: What Happened in 1692

1. 1692: Some New Perspectives

2. In Quest of Community, 1639-1687

3. Afflicted Village, 1688-1697

4. Salem Town and Salem Village: The Dynamics

  • Cover: Salem Possessed

Paul Boyer, Merle Curti Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.