Crossing the Streams

Devil Bad: The Salem Witch Trials


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In this episode of “Crossing The Streams,” we tackle the Salem Witch Trials! With the help of Alia Stone's "An Invitation to Satan: Puritan Culture and the Salem Witch Trials,"  the three boys tackle the literal witch hunt that was all based around religion. At the start, Nicholas describes what this is all for and what this is all about. Then the boys will put their brains together to discuss if we agree or disagree with the thesis of the text. Does anyone defend the Puritans? Does anyone yell at Austin for making bad jokes? Come on and find out!


References:

Stone, Alia, "An Invitation to Satan: Puritan Culture and the Salem Witch Trials" (2018). MAD-RUSH Undergraduate Research

Conference. 1.

Blumberg, Jess. “A Brief History of the Salem Witch Trials.” Smithsonian.com. Smithsonian Institution, October 23, 2007. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-salem-witch-trials-175162489/.


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