This was the European Witch Craze that Fueled the Salem Witch Trials

This was the European Witch Craze that Fueled the Salem Witch Trials

Shaina Lucas - February 18, 2019

Where did we find this stuff? Here are our sources:

Secondary Sources

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Lolis, Thomas G. “The City of Witches: James I, the Unholy Sabbath, and the Homosocial Refashioning of the Witches’ Community.” CLIO 37, no. 3 (2008): 321-337.

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Primary Sources

Boyer, Paul, and Stephen Nissenbaum. “The Salem witchcraft papers, Volume 2: verbatim transcripts of the legal documents of the Salem witchcraft outbreak of 1692.” September 17, 1962. Volume 2. The Salem Witchcraft Papers. University of Virginia Library, University of Virginia. The Salem Witch Trials of 1692.

Petitions of Witches Awaiting Executions in Salem. July 23, 1692. University of Virginia. The Salem Witch Trials of 1692.

Scot, Reginald. “The Discovery of Witchcraft.” 1584. British Library.

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