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Original Title:	The Devil in Massachusetts
ISBN:	0385035098 (ISBN13: 9780385035095)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	Massachusetts(United States)

The Devil in Massachusetts: A Modern Enquiry Into the Salem Witch Trials

Marion L. Starkey

Paperback | Pages: 320 pages

Rating: 3.59 | 774 Users | 83 Reviews

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Title	:	The Devil in Massachusetts: A Modern Enquiry Into the Salem Witch Trials
Author	:	Marion L. Starkey
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 320 pages
Published	:	August 5th 1969 by Anchor (first published 1949)
Categories	:	History. Nonfiction. Historical. Paranormal. Witches. North American Hi.... American History

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In truth, this book is a near-failure.
Historically it sucks, and it reeks of the sense of postmodern superiority often found in books written by social scientists.
Apparently, Ms. Starkey "...applies modern psychiatric knowledge to the witchcraft hysteria," yet that psychiatric element absolutely ruins and undoes any of the actual historical claims from the primary sources which she did cite.
Problem is, she takes an unnecessary and excessive amount of "creative license" and over-characterizes the main players. At times Starkey tends to create links where there are none, and thus the genuine historicism that would otherwise be found in this book is overthrown by flamboyant and novelistic writing styles.

I would recommend this book to people who like to read novels, and who just want a general overview of the Salem Witch Trials as we know them. However I would NOT recommend this as an actual textbook or history book per se.

YMMV.
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Ratings: 3.59 From 774 Users | 83 Reviews

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In truth, this book is a near-failure.Historically it sucks, and it reeks of the sense of postmodern superiority often found in books written by social scientists.Apparently, Ms. Starkey "...applies modern psychiatric knowledge to the witchcraft hysteria," yet that psychiatric element absolutely ruins and undoes any of the actual historical claims from the primary sources which she did cite. Problem is, she takes an unnecessary and excessive amount of "creative license" and over-characterizes

Although I don't agree with Starkey on many points, The Devil in Massachusetts makes a good point at which to begin one's reading about Salem. It is interested in forming a narrative of the witch trials, which means that it is clear and easy to read and compelling in ways that, for instance, Salem Possessed: The Social Origins of Witchcraft is not.That said, I do disagree with Starkey, and if you begin with The Devil in Massachusetts, you would be ill-advised to end there. Starkey forthrightly

A woman I had dated introduced me to her best friend, an adult college student who was particularly involved in a study of the witch craze. As is often the case, her interest got me interested enough to do some reading on the subject, specifically this book and the one by Kai Erikson. Both were, as I recall, good reads.

This insight into the Salem Witch Trials was very interesting! The older language sometimes made it a bit difficult to read, but that's to be expected. It certainly read as a novel sometimes and left me wondering how much was added as an embellishment, but still enjoyed it.

This insight into the Salem Witch Trials was very interesting! The older language sometimes made it a bit difficult to read, but that's to be expected. It certainly read as a novel sometimes and left me wondering how much was added as an embellishment, but still enjoyed it.

Though it shows it's age, I still enjoyed this read. It is not without its flaws and the prose was sometimes quite irritating, but still interesting and a good overview. Full review to come++++++++++++++http://allthebookblognamesaretaken.bl...www.facebook.com/AlltheBookBlogNamesA...www.twitter.com/SarahsBookNookRating: 3 StarsIt utterly baffles me that these events ever even occurred. And not just in Salem, but across the Massachusetts colony, at the time, and even across Europe as well at

I started doing some genealogy research recently and that I have ancestors that were from Salem Village in Massachusetts and may, possible be descended from a woman who was hanged as a witch. I still have a fair amount of research to prove that, but the possibility got me interested in learning more about the trials and what happened.Starkey's book is a pretty quick overview of the events though he doesn't limit himself to pure history and tries to "get inside the people's heads." He also claims