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The Wonders of the Invisible World: The Devil's Temptations and Apparitions

by Cotton Mather

  • First published:
  • 17th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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The Wonders of the Invisible World is a Puritan theological account of witchcraft, demonic possession, and spiritual warfare, written by Cotton Mather during the Salem Witch Trials. Mather documents cases of alleged supernatural interference, arguing for the reality of Satan’s influence and the necessity of vigilance against evil. Though controversial today, the text reflects the worldview of 17th-century New England Puritanism. This edition provides insight into early American religious thought, demonology, and the psychological climate of the colonial era.

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Demonology, angelology, and possession, Occultism and esotericism, and Witchcraft and folk magic.

  • Occultism and esotericism

    Retained metadata contains “supernatural” in the description, “occult” in the subject metadata, and “supernatural” in the subject metadata.

    • “supernatural”· in description
    • “occult”· in subject
    • “supernatural”· in subject
  • Witchcraft and folk magic

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive matched “Witchcraft”. Retained metadata contains “Witchcraft” in the description and “Witchcraft” in the subject metadata.

    • “Witchcraft”· via Internet Archive
    • “Witchcraft”· in description
    • “Witchcraft”· in subject
  • Demonology, angelology, and possession

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive matched “Demonology” and “Exorcism”. Retained metadata contains “Demonology” in the description, “possession” in the description, “Demonology” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Demonology”· via Internet Archive
    • “Exorcism”· via Internet Archive
    • “Demonology”· in description
    • “possession”· in description
    • “Demonology”· in subject
    • “Exorcism”· in subject

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1693-01-01T00:00:00Z—English—Public digitized item

Subjects

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