HSTAA 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Samuel Parris, Betty Parris, Danvers, Massachusetts
30 Oct 2018
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Victims: betty parris (9) & her cousin abigail bitten (11) Parris the daughter of reverend samuel parris (powerpoint: the only picture of anyone in the salem incident) 17 more girls/young women claimed to be tormented by invisible agents. 1 man pressed to death for refusing to answer questions. King philip"s war created atmosphere of fear of natives as others . Attacks by natives & invisible agents the works of satan. Political fear: english king"s decisions made new englanders feel under political attack. Only a handful of witchcraft cases in court outside of salem. Accusations of witchcraft date back to the founding of the colonies. Part of the social fabric from the beginning. Differences between salem and others: sheer quantity. 1600 named (out of 10,000 population; village & town combined) 144-156 formally charged with being in the snare of the devil: Relative size comparison can be seen here: gender differences. Other places: accusers were men of high status: geography.
