Reading the Salem Witch Child : The Guilt of Innocent Blood

By Kristina West

Introduction: The child as witch.- 1. 'Bitch witches': Reading 'affliction' in the Salem witch narratives.- 2. The case of Dorcas Good: accuser and accused.- 3. Childhood, witchcraft, and absence.- 4. Motherhood and witchcraft in Salem.- 5. Ann's Story.- 6. Fictionalising Salem: The reconstructed child.- 7. Conclusion: Salem in the twenty first century.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030493032
• ISBN13: 9783030493035
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 233 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"