WITCHCRAFT AT SALEM
Chadwick Hansen's "Witchcraft at Salem" provides an interestingaccount of the infamous Salem Witch Trials that took place in SalemMassachusetts in 1692. Hansen provides and account of the accused personswho were tried and eventually hanged for witchcraft. Through theutilization of contemporary accounts and the trial documents, Hansenrelates the usual details of the rise and fall of the terrible dealingsthat took place that year in Salem Village. There has been a great deal ofwork produced about this popular subject, with the majority of it focusingon the theories of the origins and causes of the witch craze society. Chapter one provides an introduction into the early years ofwitchcraft in Salem and provides the reader with a brief historical profileof witchcraft. Hensen begins by attempting to provide the reader with auseful definition of witchcraft and how it applies to Western society andthe establishment of New England. Historical milestones in the evolutionof witchcraft and the contributions of "learned men" such as Locke andHobbes to that development are discussed. For example, Hensen describeshow Locke recognized witchcraft in his writings and thereby recognizing a
The accounts of the witch trials in this chapter continueto tell the reader the progression of witchcraft in Salem society. CHAPTER 7 This chapter explores in more depth the evidence and the methodsmagistrates used to find the accused guilty. We are provided evidence of how thein Salem's society the quest to find evidence of guilt was more importantthat to truly investigate the claims made against those accused. Hansen also discusses Cases ofConfidence that book that he claims put an end to the witch-hunts in Salem. InCorey's trial we also learn of how simple gestures are interpreted to beforms of witchcraft and used against the accused. CHAPTER 11 This chapter discusses how the community attempted to explain the"wonder of the invisible world" as an alternative of accusing someone ofwitchcraft because of something that cannot be easily explained. CHAPTER 9 Chapter 9 tells the reader how the execution of one accused inparticular; Rebecca Nurse caused the community to begin to question thewitch hunting procedure and possible find fault with it. CHAPTER 4 Chapter 4 provides describes how the community in Salem went aboutcatching a witch and explained why it was as difficult to catch one, as itwas to cure one. CHAPTER 3 Chapter 3 provides details of a typical witch trial in Salem in 1692. In each case, Hensen provides details of the "hysteria" symptoms displayedby the individuals and the outcome of their case. Through the descriptive account of Sarah Good and Sarah Osborne's trials,the reader can understand how influential the interpretations of certainactions can be. CHAPTER 10 Chapter 10 discusses how the prejudging of the magistrates in NewEngland and Salem became an issue of much debate and conflicting opinionsin society arose. CHAPTER 6 Chapter 6 discusses the way the people of Salem and of 17th centuryNew England interpret and use truth and the importance of lying. In thischapter, the use of tests to serve as concrete evidence of an accusedwitch's guilt are described. These examples aresignificant because they provide evidence to the strength of the accusationof witchcraft without any proof for a trial.
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