Satan And Salem: The Witch-Hunt Crisis Of 1692

This book looks beyond single-factor interpretations to offer a far more nuanced view of why the Salem witch-hunt spiraled out of control. Rather than assigning blame to a single perpetrator, Ray assembles portraits of several major characters, each of whom had complex motives for accusing his or her neighbors. In this way, he reveals how religious, social, political, and legal factors all played a role in the drama.

• | Author: Benjamin C. Ray
• | Publisher: University Of Virginia Press
• | Publication Date: Mar 03, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 264 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/History
• | ISBN-10: 0813939925
• | ISBN-13: 9780813939926