"There are such Devils in the Church: Not only sinners but notorious sinners; sinners more like to the Devil than others…If ever there were Witches, Men & Women in Covenant with the Devil, here are Multitudes in New-England." Samuel Parris, Sermon
We continue with the last installment of this series.
The Salem Witch Trials have been explained by many. The most common explanation is that it was some form of mass hysteria. The Puritans are presented as strict and literal in their interpretation of the Bible, especially in the passage in Leviticus that says you must not suffer a witch to live. But is this all there is to it? We investigate. - ed.
