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Line 1: − ==Introduction==+ − − − − In the town of [[Salem]], in [[Massachusetts]] Bay Colony, several girls who were listening to the [[voodoo]] tales of a [[West Indian]] [[slave]], [[Tituba]], said they were possessed by [[devil]]s. They then proceeded in saying the names of three innocent women.
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In May-October 1692, in the town of [[Salem]], in [[Massachusetts]] Bay Colony, several girls who were listening to the [[voodoo]] tales of a [[West Indian]] [[slave]], [[Tituba]], said they were possessed by [[devil]]s. They then proceeded in saying the names of three innocent women.
May-October 1692
Under the [[Puritan]] rule of the colony at the time, the existence of [[witch]]es was accepted as clear fact on scriptural grounds. In accordance with [[Exodus]] 22:18, "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live," witchcraft was criminalized and considered a capital offense.
Under the [[Puritan]] rule of the colony at the time, the existence of [[witch]]es was accepted as clear fact on scriptural grounds. In accordance with [[Exodus]] 22:18, "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live," witchcraft was criminalized and considered a capital offense.