John Putnam Demos
Biographic Data
| ID | 387825 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Putnam Demos |
| GIVEN NAMES | John Putnam |
| FAMILY NAME | Demos |
| SIGNATURE | DEMOS J P |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 44 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Circles and Lines
Demos offers a portrait of how colonial Americans viewed their life experiences. The earliest settlers lived in a traditional world of natural cycles that shaped their behavior. During the transitional world of the American Revolution, people began to see their society with a linear world view.
Witchcraft in New England Society
Entertaining Satan. Witchcraft and the Culture of Early New England
In the first edition of the Bancroft Prize-winning Entertaining Satan, John Putnam Demos presented an entirely new perspective on American witchcraft. By investigating the surviving historical documents of over a hundred actual witchcraft cases, he vividly recreated the world of New England during the witchcraft trials and brought to light fascinating information on the role of witchcraft in early American culture. Now Demos has revisited his ori…
Entertaining Satan
New England's Inner Demons
Entertaining Satan
Entertaining Satan
Journal Article Entertaining Satan: Witchcraft and the Culture of Early New England. By John Putnam Demos. (New York: Oxford University Press, 1982. xiv + 543 pp. Maps, charts, tables, appendix, notes, and indexes. $25.00.) Get access Michael McGiffert Michael McGiffert Institute of Early American History and Culture Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 70, Issue 2, September…
Entertaining Satan
Entertaining Satan. Witchcraft and the Culture of Early New England
In the first edition of the Bancroft Prize-winning Entertaining Satan, John Putnam Demos presented an entirely new perspective on American witchcraft. By investigating the surviving historical documents of over a hundred actual witchcraft cases, he vividly recreated the world of New England during the witchcraft trials and brought to light fascinating information on the role of witchcraft in early American culture. Now Demos has revisited his ori…
Entertaining Satan
Journal Article Entertaining Satan: Witchcraft and the Culture of Early New England. By John Putnam Demos. (New York: Oxford University Press, 1982. xiv + 543 pp. Maps, charts, tables, appendix, notes, and indexes. $25.00.) Get access Michael McGiffert Michael McGiffert Institute of Early American History and Culture Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 70, Issue 2, September…
Entertaining Satan
New England's Inner Demons
Entertaining Satan
Entertaining Satan
Journal Article Entertaining Satan: Witchcraft and the Culture of Early New England. By John Putnam Demos. (New York: Oxford University Press, 1982. xiv + 543 pp. Maps, charts, tables, appendix, notes, and indexes. $25.00.) Get access Michael McGiffert Michael McGiffert Institute of Early American History and Culture Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 70, Issue 2, September…
Entertaining Satan
Witchcraft in New England Society
Entertaining Satan. Witchcraft and the Culture of Early New England
In the first edition of the Bancroft Prize-winning Entertaining Satan, John Putnam Demos presented an entirely new perspective on American witchcraft. By investigating the surviving historical documents of over a hundred actual witchcraft cases, he vividly recreated the world of New England during the witchcraft trials and brought to light fascinating information on the role of witchcraft in early American culture. Now Demos has revisited his ori…
Entertaining Satan
Circles and Lines
Demos offers a portrait of how colonial Americans viewed their life experiences. The earliest settlers lived in a traditional world of natural cycles that shaped their behavior. During the transitional world of the American Revolution, people began to see their society with a linear world view.
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