History of Witchcraft: the New England witch craze of Salem, Massachusetts

Continuing our discussion on the witch and witch hunt throughout time by exploring the witch in colonial New England. What was crucial to Salem, Massachusetts that resulted in one of the most ferocious witch hunts in modern history? We will be looking at the use of spectral evidence in law and the belief in the convicted witches’ accusations to implicate others… We will round out the series with one more episode next week, looking at the modern witch.