The Captive's PositionWhy do narratives of Indian captivity emerge in New England between 1682 and 1707 and why are these texts, so centrally concerned with women's experience, supported and even written by a powerful group of Puritan ministers? In The Captive's Position, Teresa Toulouse argues for a new interpretation of the captivity narrativeone that takes into account the profound shifts in political and social authority and legitimacy that occurred in New England at