"How Could They Believe That?": Explaining to Students Why Accusation of Witchcraft Made Good Sense in Seventeenth-Century New England.

Godbeer, Richard

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ERIC Number: EJ672248

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Publication Date: 2003

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"How Could They Believe That?": Explaining to Students Why Accusation of Witchcraft Made Good Sense in Seventeenth-Century New England.

Godbeer, Richard

OAH Magazine of History, v17 n4 p28-31 Jul 2003

Explains that students must understand that, due to the beliefs of the time in New England, accusing people of witchcraft during the seventeenth century was plausible. Provides background information on societal beliefs centered upon witchcraft and the supernatural, as well as the process of accusing people of being witches. (CMK)

Descriptors: Beliefs, Colonial History (United States), Court Litigation, Higher Education, Historical Interpretation, History Instruction, Secondary Education, Social History, Social Influences, Social Studies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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