Witch-Hunt Myths: Salem Witch Trials Daily

Over the past 334 years, many myths and misconceptions have been developed to explain the Salem Witch Trials.

In this episode of Salem Witch Trials Daily, we look into these myths and answer questions like, were the people of Massachusetts hysterical? Were the witches of Salem old hags? Were there land grabs?

Francis J. Bremer, Puritanism: A Very Short Introduction: https://bookshop.org/a/90227/9780195334555

Emerson W. Baker, A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience: https://bookshop.org/a/90227/9780190627805

Bernard Rosenthal, ed., Records of the Salem Witch-Hunt: https://bookshop.org/a/90227/9781107689619

Marilynne K. Roach, The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege: https://bookshop.org/a/90227/9781589791329

Mary Beth Norton, In the Devil’s Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692: https://bookshop.org/a/90227/9780375706905

Increase Mather, Cases of Conscience: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A70086.0001.001/1:9.1?rgn=div2&view=fulltext

Salem Witch Trials Daily Hub: https://aboutsalem.com/salem-witch-trials-daily/

Week 1 Course Work: https://aboutsalem.com/salem-witch-trials-daily-course-week-1-setting-the-stage-for-salem/

The Thing About Salem: https://aboutsalem.com

The Thing About Witch Hunts: https://aboutwitchhunts.com

People Accused of Witchcraft in 1692: http://www.17thc.us/primarysources/accused.php