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Another excellent Salem Witchcraft Crisis read— Norton's "In the Devil's Snare" assembles compelling evidence that the terrifying frontier warfare of King Philip's and King William's Wars supercharged the psychological atmosphere of the time, precipitating the trials #Occult Image
The book rlly soars in the Conclusion, when Norton hints at various motivations governmental officials & the Court of Oyer & Terminer had to allow the accusations to tear through the community unchecked. Some of the most scandalous pieces of evidence she presents... #witchcraft
...gesture at the possibility Governor Phips & his wife Mary Spencer Phips were in fact witches themselves—and that Gov. Phips defense of the murderous judicial proceedings was in part motivated by his desire to shield his wife (& even himself) from scrutiny. #occulthistory Image
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