Reddit reviews In the Devil's Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692
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This makes me feel like we need a thread to talk about what we’re currently reading. I think that’d be cool.
I’m reading Magic, Witchcraft and Religion and re-reading Urban Shaman right now. First one’s a textbook so it’s really dry but it’s fascinating anyway. Second one is a personal favorite I keep going back to. And I was just gifted In the Devil’s Snare which I’ve been meaning to read for a while, so I’ve got my hands full too.
Ah. It is pretty dumbfounding, at times. I read a book on the witch trials called In the Devil's Snare which provided some insight into the motivations and actions of those in Salem.
The parallels between the witch trials and McCarthyism is what really gets to me. The similarities are striking, and start to point towards some upsetting, cyclical trends.