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Bewitched
The influence of the Puritan religion hits the Salem
witch trials, causing hundreds of deaths
BY HEATHER CRABTREE
FREELANCE REPORTER
Sarah Good’s hands trembled as
she looked around the crowded
room and denied she was a
witch. But the more she denied her
innocence the more she was ques
tioned.
In February of 1692, Good was ar
rested on suspicion of witchcraft in
Salem village, Mass. Good, Sarah Os
borne and Tituba were the first
women accused of witchcraft by a
group of children who physicians
had concluded were under the influ
ence of Satan.
The childrens’ illness was the be
ginning of the hunt for evil. Even be
fore the witch trials in November of
1692 had concluded, 19 people were
hung, one man died while being tor
tured and five others died in jail
while awaiting trial.
The Puritan religion was a large
factor in the witch trial outcomes, ac
cording to “Damned Women: Sinners
and Witches in Puritan New Eng
land” by University women and gen
der studies Professor Elizabeth Reis.
The book looks at the relationship
between the Puritan religion and the
witch trials and also discusses the
reasons more women than men were
accused of witchcraft.
Although the book focuses
primarily on the women of the trials,
it helps provide an understanding of
Puritan religious beliefs. Puritans
viewed the world in black and white,
good and evil, Reis said.
“In their world, either you were
for the devil or against him; either
you were on God’s side or the dev
il’s,” Reis said. “You were either a
sinner or a saint, a witch or not a
witch. There was no middle
ground."
But the Puritan’s black-and-white
view of the world was only one fac
tor in the witch trials.
“To them, fears of the devil were
real and had significant meaning, just
as we might have real fears of terror
ism, for example, today,” Reis said.
The witch trials are only a semi-ac
curate name for the events that
took place in 1692. According to
Reis’ book, witches were people
who made an active choice to join
with the devil instead of waiting for
Christ.
This viewpoint is contrary to the
religious beliefs of true witches ac
cording to the “Complete Book of
Witch Craft” by Raymond Buckland
and “To Ride a Silver Broomstick:
New Generation Witchcraft” by
TRIALS, page 7B
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