Archaeology of magic, the: gender and domestic protection in seventeenth-century new england
Auteur :
Augé, C. Riley
Éditeur :
University Press of Florida
ISBN :
9780813066110
Date de publication :
12 mai 2020
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,1 x 1,6 cm
Poids :
509 g
Format :
Paper over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Explores how early American colonists used magic to protect themselves from harm in their challenging new world. Analysing evidence from different domestic spheres within Puritan society, Augé provides a trailblazing archaeological study of magical practice and its relationship to gender in the Anglo-American culture of colonial New England.