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- catalog abstract "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 that intersection the basis for understanding why women were accused of witchcraft more often than men, why they confessed more often, and why they frequently accused other women of being witches. In the process of negotiating their beliefs about the devil's powers in practical ways, both women and men embedded womanhood in the discourse of depravity. Women and men feared hell equally but the Puritan culture encourage women to believe that it was their vile natures which would take them there rather than the particular sins they may have committed. Following the Salem witchcraft trials, Reis argues, Puritans' understanding of sin and the devil changed. Women and men took more responsibility for their sins and became increasingly confident of their redemption, yet women more than men continued to imagine themselves as essentially corrupt, even after the Great Awakening.".
- catalog contributor b10268824.
- catalog created "1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1997.".
- catalog description "Following the Salem witchcraft trials, Reis argues, Puritans' understanding of sin and the devil changed. Women and men took more responsibility for their sins and became increasingly confident of their redemption, yet women more than men continued to imagine themselves as essentially corrupt, even after the Great Awakening.".
- catalog description "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 that intersection the basis for understanding why women were accused of witchcraft more often than men, why they confessed more often, and why they frequently accused other women of being witches. In the process of negotiating their beliefs about the devil's powers in practical ways, both women and men embedded womanhood in the discourse of depravity. Women and men feared hell equally but the Puritan culture encourage women to believe that it was their vile natures which would take them there rather than the particular sins they may have committed.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction: Puritan Women and the Discourse of Depravity -- 1. Women's Sinful Natures and Men's Natural Sins -- 2. Popular and Ministerial Visions of Satan -- 3. The Devil, the Body, and the Feminine Soul -- 4. Gender and the Meanings of Confession -- 5. Satan Dispossessed -- Epilogue: Gender, Faith, and "Young Goodman Brown."".
- catalog extent "xix, 212 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0801428343 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press,".
- catalog spatial "New England".
- catalog spatial "New England.".
- catalog subject "305.4/0974/09032 21".
- catalog subject "HQ1438.N35 R45 1997".
- catalog subject "Puritans New England History.".
- catalog subject "Witchcraft New England History 17th century.".
- catalog subject "Women New England History 17th century.".
- catalog subject "Women New England Social conditions.".
- catalog subject "Women Religious life New England.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: Puritan Women and the Discourse of Depravity -- 1. Women's Sinful Natures and Men's Natural Sins -- 2. Popular and Ministerial Visions of Satan -- 3. The Devil, the Body, and the Feminine Soul -- 4. Gender and the Meanings of Confession -- 5. Satan Dispossessed -- Epilogue: Gender, Faith, and "Young Goodman Brown."".
- catalog title "Damned women : sinners and witches in Puritan New England / Elizabeth Reis.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".