FYSM 131 - Witchcraft in Colonial America

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Trinity College

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The Salem Witchcraft trials in colonial America continue to haunt American society as exemplified in Arthur Miller's play The Crucible that serves as a metaphor for the McCarthy era of the 1950's. This seminar will focus on witchcraft in colonial America and will take into account the history of European continental and English witchcraft experiences as an intellectual background for the colonial American trials. We will explore how and why the trials came about and how to account for the size and scope of the persecution and their eventual end. We will utilize the writings of recent historians from Chadwick Hansen to Mary Beth Norton to interpret the period and the events in Salem. We will also compare and contrast the 1692 witch hunt in Stamford, Connecticut to determine why it never reached the level of "hysteria" of the Salem trial 1.00 units, Seminar

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Trincoll.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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