Salem Possessed
February 1692, Samuel Parriss daughter possessed
- Sarah Good
The implications
1. Ooops!
1697 Day of Atonement 1711 Restitution to survivors and heirs
2. Reason triumphant?
- Church/state separation - Natural Philosophy (science) - Age of Enlightenment
Nathaniel Hawthorne
I. Puritan Paradox
Undemocratic, theocratic society lays the foundations of American democracy, progressive tradition
The Crucible
- Arthur Miller
Joseph McCarthy
1535
Elizabeth I
James I
2. Predestination
a. Advantages
- natural egalitarianism
antinomianism
Religion as Revolution
2. Cheat #2
Conversion process
[prominent role in American Protestantism]
3. Cheat #3
Visible Saints / the Elect Max Weber
A. Internal division
1. Egalitarian but intolerant
Roger Williams Anne Hutchinson
B. Prosperity
1. Diverse New England economy
- rise of the Yankee trader
C. Population Growth
4. Westward migration
- shrinking farms
Oliver Cromwell
E. Loss of Confidence
1. Lack of conversion (3rd generation)
- fewer church members - fewer voters
B. Wrath of God
1. King Philips War, 1675-76 2. 1680s smallpox epidemic 3. 1684 Royal Colony
loss of political control
C. Satans Sisters
- Tituba - Sarah Good - Sarah Osborne West Indian homeless beggar elderly; alone; poor church attendance had illegitimate, mixed-race child; opinionated elderly; dispute with previous minister 3 husbands; non-demure; worked in pubs
- Martha Corey
- Rebecca Nurse
- Bridget Bishop
D. Do we know why?
1. Lysergic acid
(LSD)
2. Economic/social rivalry
- Village v. Town
- pro v. anti Parris - Putnams v. Porters - traditional v. mercantile
E. The Upshot
1. Puritans fail upward 2. Communal ideals build democratic tradition
- rights based on inclusion in community
- participatory democracy
basis of independence