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Author Willis, Deborah, 1952-

Title Malevolent nurture : witch-hunting and maternal power in early modern England / Deborah Willis
Published Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1995

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Description xi, 264 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. (Un)Neighborly Nurture -- 3. Rewriting the Witch -- 4. James among the Witch-Hunters -- 5. Performing Persecution -- 6. Strange Brew
Analysis England
Witchcraft
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [247]-260) and index
Subject Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Knowledge -- Occultism.
Domestic drama, English -- History and criticism.
Mothers -- England -- Social conditions.
Persecution -- England -- History.
Witchcraft in literature.
Witchcraft -- England -- History.
Witch hunting -- England -- History.
Witches -- England -- History.
LC no. 95016429
ISBN 0801430046 (cloth : alk. paper)
0801481945 (paper : alk. paper)