An Introduction by Mary Beth Norton When I first became interested in Salem witchcraft, I started occasionally offering a senior-level (400) seminar on the topic of Witchcraft in Early Modern England and America, in part to take advantage of the resources offered by the Cornell witchcraft collection.
The new volume permits different types of historical investigation, reflected in the subjects of two of the 2010 papers included here.
1692 in Salem, Massachusetts was a time of fear, allegation, and deceit. Family feuds, eccentric personalities, and even keeping dolls in your home were reasons for accusations.
Fueled by religious fanatics and young girls screaming for attention, literally, no one was safe from the insanity of the witch-hunt.
Although I remain a skeptic, he makes as good a case for ergot's possible involvement in the Salem crisis as I have seen anywhere.
2011 Papers During the fall semester 2011, five students in History/FGSS/American Studies 2090 produced papers that constitute contributions to Salem witchcraft scholarship.
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