In this episode of Salem Witch Trials Daily, we explore the significant connection between the Swedish witch panic of the late 1660s and the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. We discuss the vivid details of Swedish witchcraft, including the account of Blockula and the meetings with the devil, and how these stories influenced the spectral testimonies in Salem. We highlight the role of Reverend Cotton Mather in importing these European witchcraft concepts to New England, which reshaped the narratives of witchcraft accusations and prosecutions in Salem.

00:00 Introduction to Salem Witch Trials Daily

00:09 Exploring the Swedish Witch Panic

00:54 The Rituals of Blockula

01:26 The Devil's Appearance

01:46 Connection to Salem

02:20 Influence of Cotton Mather

03:02 Impact on Salem Witch Trials

03:31 Behavioral Parallels

⁠Bernard Rosenthal, ed., Records of the Salem Witch-Hunt

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Salem Witch Trials Daily Course Week 5: The Framework of Death

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⁠Emerson W. Baker, A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience

⁠Marilynne K. Roach, The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege

⁠Mary Beth Norton, In the Devil’s Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692

Peabody Essex Museum Salem Witch Trials Collection