Malleus Maleficarum: The Salem Witch Trials
In our first episode, Mary, Gary, and Eryn break down the frenzy in a colonial Massachusetts town that left nineteen people dead. Approaching the subject on both a micro and a macro level, they trace the origin story, discover motives of accusers and authority figures, and discuss the broader cultural implications.
- “The Witches of Salem”
- Famous Trials
- Seven Bizarre Witch Trial Tests
- Salem Witch Museum FAQs
- More on the Malleus Maleficarum (“The Witch Hammer” or “Hammer of Witches”) manual for hunting witches
- An excerpt from Malleus Maleficarum on how to torture the witches
- More on Cotton Mather and the witch trials
- Buy your own copy of Malleus Maleficarum by Cotton Mather on Amazon
- Buy your own copy of On Witchcraft by Cotton Mather on Amazon
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