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Author Augé, C. Riley, author

Title The archaeology of magic : gender and domestic protection in seventeenth-century New England / C. Riley Augé
Published Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, [2020]

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Description 1 online resource (232 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents Archaeology and gendered magic: An introduction -- The nature of magic -- Worldview and magical mindset -- Motivations, expectations, and tribulations -- Words from the past -- Traditional wisdom -- Excavating magic -- Archaeology and magic: conclusions
Summary "In this book, C. Riley Aug provides a trailblazing archaeological study of magical practice and its relationship to gender in the Anglo-American culture of colonial New England"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 14, 2020)
Subject Magic -- New England -- History -- 17th century
Witchcraft -- New England -- History -- 17th century
Excavations (Archaeology) -- New England -- 17th century
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology
Excavations (Archaeology)
Magic
Witchcraft
New England
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2019052180
ISBN 9780813057484
0813057485
9780813058597
0813058597