Write a Comparative Analysis of Richard Godbeer’s The Devil’s Dominion: Magic and Religion in Early New England, Alison Games’ Witchcraft in Early North America, and Mathew Dennis’ Seneca Possessed: Indians, Witchcraft, and Power in the Early American Republic.

Comparative Book Analysis of Richard Godbeer’s The Devil’s Dominion: Magic and Religion in Early New England, Alison Games’ Witchcraft in Early North America, and Mathew Dennis’ Seneca Possessed: Indians, Witchcraft, and Power in the Early American Republic. 6-8 page historiographical essay that compares and contrasts each of the three texts with each other. This essay is comparative and reflection-oriented.
1) Coordinate the three books (Comparatives)
2) Strength / Weakness (Compare Each)
3)Overarching Thesis
I.E. Godbeer: Folk Magic; Games: Magic Colliding; Dennis: Power Over Policing Magic.
In your paper find topics or questions that each author answers and compare how each one answers. Who does it better / How do they connect?
Needs an overarching thesis that includes all three books. Paragraphs need to include dialogue with all three books together. Each paragraph also needs to use comparative language when analyzing the books. Don’t break up paragraphs for each book, paragraphs need to include all books.
I.E. Opening Paragraph: My analysis compares… a shared thread was… here is how I’m comparing… explain your thought process.
After the introduction, each paragraph is a new case – Book A does this… Book B does not… Book C … etc. then a new paragraph will compare a different question or topic that is covered by the books.

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