What religion was the Salem witch trials?

Answer 1

More women were accused of whitchcraft and making a pact with the devil in the witch trials. This is thought to be beleived because women were seen as inheriting the character flaw of Eve's original sin. Women were generally seen as lustful. They sat at different sides of the church from men and weren't aloud to speak. They were mostly of a Puritan sect in Salem. Puritans were against showy emotions, which women have been known to exhibit more due to estrogen. One way that one was thought to be a witch was strange behavior that included having fits. Two main young girls were involved in the first afflictions of witchcraft as well as the first accusations. Reverund Parris' 9 year old daughter, Betty Paris, and his neice, 11 year old Abigal Williams. They had been entertained along with a group of girls by Pariss' servand, Tituba. Tituba was from the West Indiea, Barbadoes. Tituba would tell the girls stories, performe fortuen telling, and horoscopes. All of these things were strictly forbidden by the puritans along with most any game playing and toys. These things took away from the Puritans strong work ethic. The girls accused Tituba and 2 other women of being witches and afflicting them. They accused one poor begger, and a women who had married her servant. Both were thought to be outcasts. In Puritan society, an outcast made for an easy target since differences were not tollerated. More accusations of women soured in and fewer of men. However, they began to accuse upstanding church going women which frieghtened anyone that they could be the next target. An infant girl even died while awaiting trial in prison. Women weren't involved in trying the cases, but they were spectators.

Answer 2

The supposed witches were not real. They werte figments of the Christian imagination. Had the afflictions began in a community with any other religion, there would not have been a witch trial.

Answer 3

Well, if they citizens of Salem were Buddists, for example, and not Puritan Protestants, no one would ever have believed it was witchcraft.

Answer 4

The clergy were the ones who explained the biblical justification for arresting, trying, and executing witches. Of course, that justification came from a very untrustworthy source.

Answer 5

The Salem, Massachusetts witch trials were started by Puritan religion. (A type of Christianity.)

Answer 6

They were Puritains

Answer 7

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