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Kerstin Mueller- Dembling

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Karlsen “Brands plucked out of the burning” 

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11/2/2015

Possessed Accusers in New England 1620-1725 o Age group:  59 females under 30 years  16 to 25 years of age Social group, Salem o 24 female accusers, over 16 years old o Still single o 17 had lost one or both parents o At least 13 had lost their fathers o Parents death result of indian attacks o Relative newcomers o Servants o Grim marriage prospects (no dowries) o (information available only on 21 of 24) Cultural Performance o Female dissatisfaction draws female disapprobation in puritan society o Possession was a “dramatic ritual” o Possessed are at the center of the attention o Main actors in the social drama Ministers o Employ the language of possession o Ensures the women refrain from articulating desire to escape their subordination o Nothing is challenged or changed...