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The Possession of Barbe Hallay by Mairi Cowan

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Date added: 08.01.2023 :24:41
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The Possession of Barbe Hallay by Mairi Cowan


epub | 13.03 MB | English | Isbn:‎ B0B3HHL8YL | Author: Mairi Cowan | Year: 2022


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When strange signs appeared in the sky over Québec during the autumn of 1660, people began to worry about evil forces in their midst. They feared that witches and magicians had arrived in the colony, and a teenaged servant named Barbe Hallay started to act as if she were possessed. The community tried to make sense of what was happening, and why. Priests and nuns performed rituals to drive the demons away, while the bishop and the governor argued about how to investigate their suspicions of witchcraft. A local miller named Daniel Vuil, accused of using his knowledge of the dark arts to torment Hallay, was imprisoned and then executed.
Stories of the demonic infestation circulated through the small settlement on the St Lawrence River for several years. In The Possession of Barbe Hallay Mairi Cowan revisits these stories to understand the everyday experiences and deep anxieties of people in New France. Her findings offer insight into beliefs about demonology and...

Category:Pre-Confederation History of Canada, Pre-Confederation Canadian History, Religious Studies - History
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