Cowan The Possession of Barbe Hallay

Diabolical Arts and Daily Life in Early Canada
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-0-2280-1498-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch

Reihe: McGill-Queen's Studies in Early Canada / Avant le Canada

When strange signs appeared in the sky over Québec in 1660, people grew worried about the arrival of evil forces. Barbe Hallay, a teenaged servant, started to act as if possessed, and a miller accused of using dark arts to torment her was executed. Mairi Cowan explores this case of demonic infestation to understand the everyday experiences and deep anxieties of people in New France.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cowan, Mairi

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Cowan Mairi:
Mairi Cowan is associate professor in the Department of Historical Studies, University of Toronto Mississauga.Mairi Cowan is associate professor in the Department of Historical Studies, University of Toronto Mississauga.