Catalogue of the Library of the Massachusetts Historical Society
Catalogue of the Library of the Massachusetts Historical Society

Author: Anonymous

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2023-02-15

Total Pages: 666

ISBN-13: 3382306190

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Reprint of the original. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

Before Salem
Before Salem

Author: Richard S. Ross III

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2017-05-22

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 1476666482

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Decades before the Salem Witch trials, 11 people were hanged as witches in the Connecticut River Valley. The advent of witch hunting in New England was directly influenced by the English Civil War and the witch trials in England led by Matthew Hopkins, who pioneered "techniques" for examining witches. This history examines the outbreak of witch hysteria in the Valley, focusing on accusations of demonic possession, apotropaic magic and the role of the clergy. Although the hysteria was eventually quelled by a progressive magistrate unwilling to try witches, accounts of the trials later influenced contemporary writers during the Salem witch hunts. The source of the document "Grounds for Examination of a Witch" is identified.