Project Gutenberg 2023-06-02 Public domain in the USA. 407 Kittredge, George Lyman 1860 1941 Kittredge, G. L. (George Lyman) 15003715 Notes on witchcraft $aUnited States :$bThe Davis Press, $c1907. "Reprinted from the Proceedings of the American antiquarian society, vol. XVIII." Carol Brown, Carla Foust and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Notes on Witchcraft" by George Lyman Kittredge is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work focuses on the witchcraft phenomenon in New England, particularly the Salem Witch Trials, providing an analysis of the sociocultural context of witchcraft beliefs and how they manifested during this period. Kittredge aims to explore the belief in witchcraft as a universal human concern rather than an anomaly of Puritan thought, emphasizing that the events at Salem should be interpreted within the broader historical framework of witchcraft. The opening of the book discusses the historical tendency to view New England colonists as uniquely separated from European thought patterns, particularly concerning beliefs in witchcraft. Kittredge sets the stage by asserting that witchcraft was a globally recognized superstition, not exclusive to Puritan belief, and that the events of 1692 should be viewed as part of a larger pattern of witch trials throughout history. He critiques the idea that the Salem witch trials were driven by uncommon fanaticism, arguing instead that they were emblematic of the broader societal beliefs and tensions of the time, shaped by the shared fears and influences that permeated 17th-century thought globally. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/notesonwitchcra00kittgoog/page/n4/mode/2up 20221227060215kittredge 1907 US Reading ease score: 58.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Witchcraft BF Text Category: History - American Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: History - Religious 273378 2025-07-28T06:48:36.625582 text/html 266833 2023-06-02T08:58:14 text/html 262705 2025-07-28T06:48:41.529576 application/epub+zip 265179 2025-07-28T06:48:37.604602 application/epub+zip 173350 2025-07-28T06:48:37.066591 application/epub+zip 299956 2025-07-28T06:48:44.320603 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269986 2025-07-28T06:48:41.078571 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 202160 2025-07-28T06:48:35.686580 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 182757 2023-06-02T08:58:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18386 2025-07-28T06:48:44.497536 application/rdf+xml 4838 2025-07-28T06:48:37.269581 image/jpeg 1292 2025-07-28T06:48:37.171572 image/jpeg 72018 2023-06-04T12:38:15 application/octet-stream application/zip 293595 2023-06-04T12:38:15 application/octet-stream application/zip 331277 2025-07-28T06:48:36.647606 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia