This is an impressive gathering of some pretty wonderful folks with a wealth of knowledge of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692! I could listen for hours. Thanks for posting!
Thanks for posting this fascinating discussion. I'm currently taking a French course at Kansas State University that focuses on Maryse Conde's powerful novel, Moi Tituba... Conde's book is a work of historical fiction that takes on the challenge of imagining a life for Tituba before, during and after the trials of 1692. Among many other assignments, Dr. Kathleen Antonioli (our instructor) tasked our class with looking closely at the Witch Museum's website and comparing Conde's tale with the scholarly history discussed here. The comparison highlights the value and complementarity of the two approaches. I highly recommend the novel, which is available in English translation. Understanding the Salem Witch Trials is as important today as it ever has been.
I've always been fascinated by the witch trials, and the personalities, cultural climate, and circumstances that surrounds them. This is a great video to watch if you're interested in all the ingredients that comprise this recipe for disaster. I would like to have heard a bit more from Marilynne Roach tho :D
Great talk, but I'm amazed that the central influence on the crisis and those in the major roles - the Indian Wars - isn't mentioned until 45 minutes into the talk. Very odd. The trauma induced by the wars, and the fact that the accused, the accusers, the judges, and the magistrates all had direct connection to it through family or others, is an inescapably dominant cause for the Salem crisis, more so than any other witch hunt in New England because Salem had the most refugees and others directly connected to the Indian Wars. The devil and witchcraft became the proxies for the real enemy they couldn't defeat - the Wabanaki Indians. Read Mary Beth Norton's book "In the Devil's Snare."
Nowadays witches are respected and even honored members of society. They live in our neighborhoods, we shop at their stores and buy their products, attend their festivals, visit their museums, watch their movies, observe their rituals as spectators... the Puritans must rolling over in their graves.
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This is an impressive gathering of some pretty wonderful folks with a wealth of knowledge of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692! I could listen for hours. Thanks for posting!
Thanks for posting this fascinating discussion. I'm currently taking a French course at Kansas State University that focuses on Maryse Conde's powerful novel, Moi Tituba... Conde's book is a work of historical fiction that takes on the challenge of imagining a life for Tituba before, during and after the trials of 1692. Among many other assignments, Dr. Kathleen Antonioli (our instructor) tasked our class with looking closely at the Witch Museum's website and comparing Conde's tale with the scholarly history discussed here. The comparison highlights the value and complementarity of the two approaches. I highly recommend the novel, which is available in English translation. Understanding the Salem Witch Trials is as important today as it ever has been.
I've always been fascinated by the witch trials, and the personalities, cultural climate, and circumstances that surrounds them. This is a great video to watch if you're interested in all the ingredients that comprise this recipe for disaster. I would like to have heard a bit more from Marilynne Roach tho :D
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Great talk, but I'm amazed that the central influence on the crisis and those in the major roles - the Indian Wars - isn't mentioned until 45 minutes into the talk. Very odd. The trauma induced by the wars, and the fact that the accused, the accusers, the judges, and the magistrates all had direct connection to it through family or others, is an inescapably dominant cause for the Salem crisis, more so than any other witch hunt in New England because Salem had the most refugees and others directly connected to the Indian Wars. The devil and witchcraft became the proxies for the real enemy they couldn't defeat - the Wabanaki Indians. Read Mary Beth Norton's book "In the Devil's Snare."
Nowadays we try people on social media and declare them guilty long before their actual court case.
Nowadays witches are respected and even honored members of society. They live in our neighborhoods, we shop at their stores and buy their products, attend their festivals, visit their museums, watch their movies, observe their rituals as spectators... the Puritans must rolling over in their graves.
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