Beyond Salem 1692: Witchcraft in the Seventeenth Century

Join Dr. Charlotte Carrington-Farmer for an in-depth lecture of witchcraft in the seventeenth century on Thursday, October 2 at 6:30 pm.

Between 1450 and 1750, at least 100,000 individuals, mostly women, were accused of witchcraft in Europe and North America. Of these, roughly half met their demise at the stake or in the noose. The lecture will address how and why magic and witchcraft made sense to early modern people and what it meant when someone was accused of making a pact with the Devil. By setting the Salem trials of 1692 in context, the lecture will consider the nature of witch-hunts more broadly and the social, religious, judicial, and political causes.

Free and open to all. Registration recommended: https://barringtonlibrary.libcal.com/event/14374148

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