Books as Totems in Seventeenth-Century England and New England

David Cressy

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Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books Reformation and Early Modern Christianity Renaissance Literature and Culture

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Books in seventeenth-century England and New England enjoyed a cultural significance that extended beyond their textual content. The Bible in particular was employed as a magical talisman, as an aid to divination, as medicine, and as a device for social display. In New England in 1642 contesting Puritans carried a Bible atop a pole during a community affray. Understanding this episode requires examination of other occasions when people made unorthodox, nonliterary, or symbolic use of books.

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