Salem Possessed
the social origins of witchcraft
Salem Possessed is a 1974 witch fiction and horror novel by Paul S. Boyer. Much of the action takes place in Salem and Massachusetts. It features Putnam family and Porter family. It deals with witchcraft, Hekserij, Hexenglaube and Genealogy.
89 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 5 editions.
It runs to roughly 231 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.
About Salem Possessed
"The stark immediacy of what happened in 1692 has obscured the complex web of human passion which had been growing for more than a generation before building toward the climactic witch trials. Salem Possessed explores the lives of the men and women who helped spin that web adn who in the end found themselves entangled in it."--Page 4 of cover.
Quick answers
Who wrote Salem Possessed?
Salem Possessed was written by Paul S. Boyer and first published in 1974.
What genre is Salem Possessed?
It is usually shelved as Witch Fiction and Horror.
How long is Salem Possessed?
The median edition has 231 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Salem Possessed?
Readers who like it often enjoy A Mirror for Witches, The Heretic's Daughter and Time of the Witches.
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