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SALEM EPISODE 4: The pervasive power of Puritanism
SALEM EPISODE 4: The pervasive power of Puritanism
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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Oct 31, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
Religion was a powerful force at play in the Salem settlement. It not only determined the villagers’ daily routine but their whole outlook on life, influencing how they saw their neighbours and giving shape to their fears about threats to their community. In this episode we’ll be investigating how the Puritanical mindset stirred up intense paranoia about the devil, and could have made people more inclined to confess to satanic corruption.
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Released:
Oct 31, 2021
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