03331cam a2200517 i 4500 1262062482 TxAuBib 220305t20222021||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021057423 9780593316573 0593316576 (OCoLC)19806 TxAuBib rda Gaskill, Malcolm, author. The ruin of all witches : life and death in the New World / Malcolm Gaskill. First American edition. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022. ©2021. xxv, 305 pages : maps ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier ""This is a Borzoi book."" -- title page verso. Includes bibliographical references and index. A voice that said 'death' -- Here we must be happy -- Temptations of desire -- Sleeveless errands -- I hear my child is dead -- Strange dreams -- That dumb dog -- Converse with the devil -- New Witchland -- Epilogue: An end to all affection. ""A gripping story of a family tragedy brought about by witch-hunting in Puritan New England that combines history, anthropology, sociology, politics, theology and psychology. In Springfield, Massachusetts in 1651, peculiar things begin to happen. Precious food spoils, livestock ails, property vanishes, and people suffer convulsions as if possessed by demons. A woman is seen wading through the swamp like a lost soul. Disturbing dreams and visions proliferate. Children sicken and die. As tensions rise, rumours spread of witches and heretics and the community becomes tangled in a web of distrust, resentment and denunciation. The finger of suspicion soon falls on a young couple with two small children: the prickly brickmaker, Hugh Parsons, and his troubled wife, Mary. Drawing on rich, previously unexplored source material, Malcolm Gaskill vividly evokes a strange past, one where lives were steeped in the divine and the diabolic, in omens, curses and enchantments. The Ruin of All Witches captures an entire society caught in agonized transition between superstition and enlightenment, tradition and innovation""-- Provided by publisher. Parsons, Hugh died 1685. Parsons, Mary Mary Lewis died 1651. Pynchon, William 1590-1662. 1600-1699. Witch hunting Massachusetts Springfield History 17th century. Witch hunting. Witchcraft Massachusetts Springfield History 17th century. Witchcraft. Trials (Witchcraft) Massachusetts Springfield History 17th century. Trials (Witchcraft.) Chasse aux sorci♭ʺres Massachusetts Springfield Histoire 17e si♭ʺcle. Sorcellerie Massachusetts Springfield Histoire 17e si♭ʺcle. Manners and customs. PSYCHOLOGY / General. Springfield (Mass) Religious life and customs. Springfield (Mass) Social life and customs 17th century. Springfield (Mass) History 17th century. Massachusetts Springfield. History.