Wonders of the Invisible World: Observations as Well Historical as Theological, upon the Nature, the Number, and the Operations of the Devils
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Wonders of the Invisible World: Observations as Well Historical as Theological, upon the Nature, the Number, and the Operations of the Devils is a 1693 work by Puritan minister Cotton Mather defending the Salem witch trials and expounding contemporary beliefs about witchcraft and demonic activity in New England.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Wonders of the Invisible World: Observations as Well Historical as Theological, upon the Nature, the Number, and the Operations of the Devils Context triple: [Wonders of the Invisible World, fullTitle, Wonders of the Invisible World: Observations as Well Historical as Theological, upon the Nature, the Number, and the Operations of the Devils]
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Cases of Conscience Concerning Evil Spirits
Cases of Conscience Concerning Evil Spirits is a late 17th-century theological treatise addressing witchcraft and demonic influence, written in the context of the Salem witch trials.
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Deus sive Natura
Deus sive Natura is Baruch Spinoza’s philosophical conception of God as identical with the single, all-encompassing substance of nature and reality.
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The Devil and Miss Prym
The Devil and Miss Prym is a philosophical novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that explores the nature of good and evil through the moral dilemmas faced by a small village and a young woman.
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Of Love and Other Demons
Of Love and Other Demons is a short novel by Gabriel García Márquez that blends magical realism and historical fiction to explore forbidden love, superstition, and colonial power in 18th-century Latin America.
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The Monk
The Monk is a seminal 1796 Gothic novel by Matthew Gregory Lewis, renowned for its dark themes of corruption, lust, and the supernatural within a Spanish monastic setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wonders of the Invisible World: Observations as Well Historical as Theological, upon the Nature, the Number, and the Operations of the Devils Target entity description: Wonders of the Invisible World: Observations as Well Historical as Theological, upon the Nature, the Number, and the Operations of the Devils is a 1693 work by Puritan minister Cotton Mather defending the Salem witch trials and expounding contemporary beliefs about witchcraft and demonic activity in New England.
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A.
Cases of Conscience Concerning Evil Spirits
Cases of Conscience Concerning Evil Spirits is a late 17th-century theological treatise addressing witchcraft and demonic influence, written in the context of the Salem witch trials.
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B.
Deus sive Natura
Deus sive Natura is Baruch Spinoza’s philosophical conception of God as identical with the single, all-encompassing substance of nature and reality.
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C.
The Devil and Miss Prym
The Devil and Miss Prym is a philosophical novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that explores the nature of good and evil through the moral dilemmas faced by a small village and a young woman.
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D.
Of Love and Other Demons
Of Love and Other Demons is a short novel by Gabriel García Márquez that blends magical realism and historical fiction to explore forbidden love, superstition, and colonial power in 18th-century Latin America.
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E.
The Monk
The Monk is a seminal 1796 Gothic novel by Matthew Gregory Lewis, renowned for its dark themes of corruption, lust, and the supernatural within a Spanish monastic setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American colonial history
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Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ Puritan clergy ⓘ |
| author | Cotton Mather ⓘ |
| authorNationality | New England colonial American ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | Puritan minister ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
divine providence
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evidence for witchcraft ⓘ operations of the Devil ⓘ spiritual warfare ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Colonial America ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
cases of alleged witchcraft in New England
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legal proceedings against accused witches ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
polemical work
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religious literature ⓘ theological treatise ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
Wonders of the Invisible World: Observations as Well Historical as Theological, upon the Nature, the Number, and the Operations of the Devils
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surface form:
Wonders of the Invisible World: Observations as Well Historical as Theological
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| historicalContext |
Salem, Massachusetts
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late 17th century New England ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important document of Puritan demonology
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influential in shaping perceptions of witchcraft in colonial New England ⓘ key primary source on Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
English Protestant readership
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contemporary New England readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Colonial American literature ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1693 ⓘ |
| purpose |
defense of the Salem witch trials
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exposition of contemporary beliefs about witchcraft ⓘ exposition of demonic activity in New England ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Calvinism
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Protestantism ⓘ |
| setting | New England ⓘ |
| subject |
New England religious history
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Puritan theology ⓘ Salem witch trials ⓘ demonology ⓘ witchcraft ⓘ |
| theologicalPerspective | Puritanism ⓘ |
| timeOfPublicationRelation | published shortly after the Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| titleShort | Wonders of the Invisible World ⓘ |
| viewpointOnWitchcraft | affirms reality of witchcraft and demonic influence ⓘ |
| viewpointOnWitchTrials | supportive of the court's actions ⓘ |
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Subject: Wonders of the Invisible World: Observations as Well Historical as Theological, upon the Nature, the Number, and the Operations of the Devils Description of subject: Wonders of the Invisible World: Observations as Well Historical as Theological, upon the Nature, the Number, and the Operations of the Devils is a 1693 work by Puritan minister Cotton Mather defending the Salem witch trials and expounding contemporary beliefs about witchcraft and demonic activity in New England.
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Wonders of the Invisible World
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fullTitle
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Wonders of the Invisible World: Observations as Well Historical as Theological, upon the Nature, the Number, and the Operations of the Devils
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Wonders of the Invisible World: Observations as Well Historical as Theological, upon the Nature, the Number, and the Operations of the Devils
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Wonders of the Invisible World: Observations as Well Historical as Theological, upon the Nature, the Number, and the Operations of the Devils
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this entity surface form:
Wonders of the Invisible World: Observations as Well Historical as Theological
Martha Carrier
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Wonders of the Invisible World: Observations as Well Historical as Theological, upon the Nature, the Number, and the Operations of the Devils
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this entity surface form:
"Queen of Hell" by Cotton Mather