Independently Published
Colonial Witchcraft: The Road to the Salem Witch Trials
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9798449171368
ISBN13:
9798449171368
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$17.47
Colonial Witchcraft: The Road to the Salem Witch Trials
$17.47
It wasn't that long ago that most Americans believed in demons and witches, and demonic manifestations. If something was going wrong in your society - drought, plague, disease, crop failure, war - how much easier it was to blame it on the devil, rather than taking any responsibility as an individual or a society. And if one was going to track down witches, one didn't really want them to be able to mount a defense. Thus, "spectral evidence" became useful, since there was no defense against it, and it was solely at the initiative of the accuser.
There were witch trials in Connecticut, Virginia, and Massachusetts - and in Spanish New Mexico, for good measure. Most of the trials ended up in some executions.
This book takes a brief look at "Witchcraft in Colonial America", the persecution of which didn't end until the 18th century. The primary focus is on the Salem Witch Trials of 1692/93, which was the greatest - and essentially last - example of witch trials.
The book contains 37 illustrations.
| Author: Robert C. Jones |
| Publisher: Independently Published |
| Publication Date: Apr 08, 2022 |
| Number of Pages: 118 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: NA |
| ISBN-13: 9798449171368 |
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