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The Ruin of All Witches

Life and Death in the New World

par Malcolm Gaskill ...

**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.“The best and most enjoyable kind of history writing. Malcolm Gaskill goes to meet the past on its own terms and in its own place…Thought-provoking and absorbing." —Hilary Mantel, best-selling author of Wolf Hall**In ... En savoir plus

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**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.“The best and most enjoyable kind of history writing. Malcolm Gaskill goes to meet the past on its own terms and in its own place…Thought-provoking and absorbing." —Hilary Mantel, best-selling author of Wolf Hall**In
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Worlds of Fear and Wonder

Living with the Supernatural, Past and Present

par Malcolm Gaskill ...

Haunting stories of our enduring emotional ties to the supernatural, from medieval ghosts and early modern witches to twentieth-century mediums and contemporary horror.The supernatural has ever been a part of human existence. Medieval Christians saw miracles in the lives of saints and put faith in savants who spoke with the dead. For later Catholics and Protestants, the spiritual realm remained ... En savoir plus

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Haunting stories of our enduring emotional ties to the supernatural, from medieval ghosts and early modern witches to twentieth-century mediums and contemporary horror.The supernatural has ever been a part of human existence. Medieval Christians saw miracles in the lives of saints and put faith in savants who spoke with the dead. For later Catholics and Protestants, the spiritual realm remained
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女巫末日：新世界的生死審判

The Ruin of all Witches: Life and Death in the New World

par 莫爾肯．蓋斯吉爾, Malcolm Gaskill ...

Traduit par 劉曉米 ...

「去死吧！去死吧！去死吧！」……曾經，那是一個恐巫的時代《泰晤士報》年度最佳歷史書英國亞馬遜橫跨多項圖書類別暢銷榜No.1十七世紀，美洲「新英格蘭女巫」成為人們最大的恐懼導致日後發生著名的塞勒姆審巫案巫術歷史專家莫爾肯．蓋斯吉爾透過春田獵巫事件結合歷史、宗教、社會多項因素，剖析恐巫心理自何而來一六五○年代前後，被世人稱為新世界的美洲，湧入大量來自英國的移民。這些移民者多為信仰新教的虔誠清教徒，宗教改革正如火如荼地在英國引起動盪，新世界的移民，也深受影響，各種不同教派教義彼此傾軋，教徒們就怕一不留神，即淪為惡魔的僕人。一六五一年，由於美洲新英格蘭地區氣候惡劣、天災蟲害不斷，使得這些移民者苦不堪言，然而就在此時，來自舊大陸「英格蘭女巫」的傳言雀起，春田鎮也發生了一連串怪事，珍貴食材變質，牲畜生病，財產不翼而飛，許多兒童生病，甚至死亡，人們被奇怪的異象和夢境困擾，逐漸地 ... En savoir plus

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「去死吧！去死吧！去死吧！」……曾經，那是一個恐巫的時代《泰晤士報》年度最佳歷史書英國亞馬遜橫跨多項圖書類別暢銷榜No.1十七世紀，美洲「新英格蘭女巫」成為人們最大的恐懼導致日後發生著名的塞勒姆審巫案巫術歷史專家莫爾肯．蓋斯吉爾透過春田獵巫事件結合歷史、宗教、社會多項因素，剖析恐巫心理自何而來一六五○年代前後，被世人稱為新世界的美洲，湧入大量來自英國的移民。這些移民者多為信仰新教的虔誠清教徒，宗教改革正如火如荼地在英國引起動盪，新世界的移民，也深受影響，各種不同教派教義彼此傾軋，教徒們就怕一不留神，即淪為惡魔的僕人。一六五一年，由於美洲新英格蘭地區氣候惡劣、天災蟲害不斷，使得這些移民者苦不堪言，然而就在此時，來自舊大陸「英格蘭女巫」的傳言雀起，春田鎮也發生了一連串怪事，珍貴食材變質，牲畜生病，財產不翼而飛，許多兒童生病，甚至死亡，人們被奇怪的異象和夢境困擾，逐漸地
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Witchfinders

par Malcolm Gaskill ...

'The most chilling witch-hunt in English history . . . fascinating' Independent on Sunday**'A terrible tale marvellously told . . . This is how history should be shown' Ronald BlytheBy the spring of 1645, civil war had exacted a terrible toll upon England. Disease was rife, apocalyptic omens appeared in the skies, and idolators detected in every shire. In a remote corner of Essex, two obscure ... En savoir plus

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'The most chilling witch-hunt in English history . . . fascinating' Independent on Sunday**'A terrible tale marvellously told . . . This is how history should be shown' Ronald BlytheBy the spring of 1645, civil war had exacted a terrible toll upon England. Disease was rife, apocalyptic omens appeared in the skies, and idolators detected in every shire. In a remote corner of Essex, two obscure
... En savoir plus
Hellish Nell

Last of Britain's Witches

par Malcolm Gaskill ...

One of the last criminal trials using the 1735 Witchcraft Act was, improbably, in London in 1944. The accused was Helen Duncan, a middle-aged Scotswoman. This is her extraordinary story.Helen Duncan - known since childhood as 'Hellish Nell', for her uncontainable nature - was one of the most popular mediums of the twentieth century, holding seances around the country where she was believed to ... En savoir plus

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One of the last criminal trials using the 1735 Witchcraft Act was, improbably, in London in 1944. The accused was Helen Duncan, a middle-aged Scotswoman. This is her extraordinary story.Helen Duncan - known since childhood as 'Hellish Nell', for her uncontainable nature - was one of the most popular mediums of the twentieth century, holding seances around the country where she was believed to
... En savoir plus

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Witchcraft: A Very Short Introduction

A Very Short Introduction

par Malcolm Gaskill ...

Collections series Very Short Introductions
Witchcraft is a subject that fascinates us all, and everyone knows what a witch is - or do they? From childhood most of us develop a sense of the mysterious, malign person, usually an old woman. Historically, too, we recognize witch-hunting as a feature of pre-modern societies. But why do witches still feature so heavily in our cultures and consciousness? From Halloween to superstitions, and ... En savoir plus

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Witchcraft is a subject that fascinates us all, and everyone knows what a witch is - or do they? From childhood most of us develop a sense of the mysterious, malign person, usually an old woman. Historically, too, we recognize witch-hunting as a feature of pre-modern societies. But why do witches still feature so heavily in our cultures and consciousness? From Halloween to superstitions, and
... En savoir plus
Between Two Worlds

How the English Became Americans

par Malcolm Gaskill ...

In the 1600s, over 350,000 intrepid English men, women, and children migrated to America, leaving behind their homeland for an uncertain future. Whether they settled in Jamestown, Salem, or Barbados, these migrants -- entrepreneurs, soldiers, and pilgrims alike -- faced one incontrovertible truth: England was a very, very long way away.In Between Two Worlds, celebrated historian Malcolm Gaskill ... En savoir plus

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In the 1600s, over 350,000 intrepid English men, women, and children migrated to America, leaving behind their homeland for an uncertain future. Whether they settled in Jamestown, Salem, or Barbados, these migrants -- entrepreneurs, soldiers, and pilgrims alike -- faced one incontrovertible truth: England was a very, very long way away.In Between Two Worlds, celebrated historian Malcolm Gaskill
... En savoir plus
Witchfinders

A Seventeenth-Century English Tragedy

par Malcolm Gaskill ...

By spring 1645, two years of civil war had exacted a dreadful toll upon England. People lived in terror as disease and poverty spread, and the nation grew ever more politically divided. In a remote corner of Essex, two obscure gentlemen, Matthew Hopkins and John Stearne, exploited the anxiety and lawlessness of the time and initiated a brutal campaign to drive out the presumed evil in their midst. ... En savoir plus

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By spring 1645, two years of civil war had exacted a dreadful toll upon England. People lived in terror as disease and poverty spread, and the nation grew ever more politically divided. In a remote corner of Essex, two obscure gentlemen, Matthew Hopkins and John Stearne, exploited the anxiety and lawlessness of the time and initiated a brutal campaign to drive out the presumed evil in their midst.
... En savoir plus
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The Ruin of All Witches

Life and Death in the New World

par Malcolm Gaskill ...

Lu par Kristin Atherton ...

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**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.“The best and most enjoyable kind of history writing. Malcolm Gaskill goes to meet the past on its own terms and in its own place…Thought-provoking and absorbing." —Hilary Mantel, best-selling author of Wolf Hall**In ... En savoir plus

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**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.“The best and most enjoyable kind of history writing. Malcolm Gaskill goes to meet the past on its own terms and in its own place…Thought-provoking and absorbing." —Hilary Mantel, best-selling author of Wolf Hall**In
... En savoir plus

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Hellish Nell

Last of Britain's Witches

par Malcolm Gaskill ...

Lu par Catherine Bailey ...

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11 heure 45 min

Brought to you by Penguin.One of the last criminal trials using the 1735 Witchcraft Act was, improbably, in London in 1944. The accused was Helen Duncan, a middle-aged Scotswoman. This is her extraordinary story.Helen Duncan - known since childhood as 'Hellish Nell', for her uncontainable nature - was one of the most popular mediums of the twentieth century, holding seances around the country ... En savoir plus

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Brought to you by Penguin.One of the last criminal trials using the 1735 Witchcraft Act was, improbably, in London in 1944. The accused was Helen Duncan, a middle-aged Scotswoman. This is her extraordinary story.Helen Duncan - known since childhood as 'Hellish Nell', for her uncontainable nature - was one of the most popular mediums of the twentieth century, holding seances around the country
... En savoir plus

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Worlds of Fear and Wonder

Living with the Supernatural, Past and Present

par Malcolm Gaskill ...

Lu par Nick Holbeck ...

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8 heure 18 min

The supernatural has ever been a part of human existence. Medieval Christians saw miracles in the lives of saints and put faith in savants who spoke with the dead. For later Catholics and Protestants, the spiritual realm remained charged with divine and diabolic forces, but so was the mundane, where witches and conjurers, rotten harvests, and sweeping sicknesses lurked. During the First World War, ... En savoir plus

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The supernatural has ever been a part of human existence. Medieval Christians saw miracles in the lives of saints and put faith in savants who spoke with the dead. For later Catholics and Protestants, the spiritual realm remained charged with divine and diabolic forces, but so was the mundane, where witches and conjurers, rotten harvests, and sweeping sicknesses lurked. During the First World War,
... En savoir plus

非法公司：來自非洲的祕密移民如何在歐非各國形成一門好生意

Illegality, Inc.: Clandestine Migration and the Business of Bordering Europe

par 魯本．安德森, Ruben Andersson ...

Traduit par 閻紀宇 ...

Collections Livre 26 - 春山之巔
一本縱橫在歐非邊界捕捉非法移民產業如何運作，如何將祕密移民變成一門好生意的民族誌阿潑（媒體工作者，《憂鬱的邊界》作者）◎專文推薦不斷移動追尋的人如今是移民。這些家庭原本靠一小塊土地維生，四十畝地生於斯長於斯，土地裡的收成決定他們能吃飽還是得挨餓。如今他們在西方世界的後院漫遊，四處奔走，尋找工作；海上有一船又一船的人，邊界壕溝有一排又一排的人。在他們身後，還有更多人即將來到。沙漠與邊地充斥著移動的人們……移動改變了他們：公路路旁的營地對饑餓的恐懼與饑餓本身改變了他們；沒有晚餐的兒童改變了他們；無止境的移動改變了他們。他們是移民。敵意改變了他們，融鑄了他們，聯結了他們──敵意讓富國集結起來，耀武揚威，擺出驅逐侵略者的架勢。巡邏艇上的邊界警衛與配備步槍的非洲警察捍衛這個世界，防備自己的同胞。──本書作者根據史坦貝克（John Steinbeck）《憤怒的葡萄》（The Grapes of ... En savoir plus

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一本縱橫在歐非邊界捕捉非法移民產業如何運作，如何將祕密移民變成一門好生意的民族誌阿潑（媒體工作者，《憂鬱的邊界》作者）◎專文推薦不斷移動追尋的人如今是移民。這些家庭原本靠一小塊土地維生，四十畝地生於斯長於斯，土地裡的收成決定他們能吃飽還是得挨餓。如今他們在西方世界的後院漫遊，四處奔走，尋找工作；海上有一船又一船的人，邊界壕溝有一排又一排的人。在他們身後，還有更多人即將來到。沙漠與邊地充斥著移動的人們……移動改變了他們：公路路旁的營地對饑餓的恐懼與饑餓本身改變了他們；沒有晚餐的兒童改變了他們；無止境的移動改變了他們。他們是移民。敵意改變了他們，融鑄了他們，聯結了他們──敵意讓富國集結起來，耀武揚威，擺出驅逐侵略者的架勢。巡邏艇上的邊界警衛與配備步槍的非洲警察捍衛這個世界，防備自己的同胞。──本書作者根據史坦貝克（John Steinbeck）《憤怒的葡萄》（The Grapes of
... En savoir plus

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