The wonders of the invisible world

Book • 1692

Cotton Mather's 'The Wonders of the Invisible World' recounts the Salem witch trials, detailing supernatural events and accusations of witchcraft, reflecting the anxieties of 17th-century Puritan society.

Mentioned by

Kathleen Howe

John Hopkins

Dan Moran

Mentioned in 2 episodes

Mentioned by

Kathleen Howe as a book that criticized Cotton Mather's account of the Salem Witch Trials.

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The Salem Witch Trials

Mentioned by

John Hopkins as a book written in defense of the Salem Witch Trials.

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The Salem Witch Trials

Mentioned by Slaja Blajan when talking about offering the exegetic practice as the primary purpose of the invisible world.

Sladja Blažan, "Ghosts and Their Hosts: The Colonization of the Invisible World in Early America" (University of Virginia Press, 2025)

Mentioned by Dan Moran ; Dan Moran read parts of it and found it wild.

Jeremy Dauber, "American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond" (Algonquin Books, 2024)

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