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| 09148. THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS OF 1692: UNDERLYING CAUSES. An analysis which examines the underlying social, political, and economic causes for the witchcraft hysteria of l7th Century Salem, MA. Argues that no single factor was responsible; rather a combination of economic hardship, the particular social structure configurations of the time, the doctrine of Puritanism, local political divisiveness, and the possible influence of ergot poisoning. 11p., 23f., 13b. |
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