DISCUSSION TOPIC: DEVIL IN THE SHAPE OF A WOMAN
A GOOD STARTING PLACE
Salem Witchcraft Trials, 1692:
This Famous American Trials case study includes basic background on the trials
and a well-organized selection of primary documents.
OTHER SOURCES
Marion Gibson, "Retelling Salem Stories: Gender Politics And Witches In American Culture," European Journal Of American Culture, 25 (2006): 85-107.
: The companion web-site for a PBS Secrets of the Dead documentary.
: The official web-site for the Salem's "most visited museum."
:An extensive selection of primary materials on the 1692 Salem Witch Trials
organized by Benjamin C. Ray at the University of Virginia.
Michael Roth, "America's First Display Of Remorse: Did Salem's Injustice Open Up The Country To True Introspection?," San Francisco Chronicle, August 14, 2005.
"Battle To Clear Salem 'Witches,'"
BBC News, May 29, 2001.
John Edward Young, "Salem -- Long-Ago Witch Trials May Draw Visitors, But There's Much More To This Historic Seaside City," Christian Science Monitor, October 25, 1988.
Paul S. Boyer and Stephen Nissenbaum, "Salem Possessed: The Social Origins Of Witchcraft," Books Google.