{"product_id":"satan-and-salem-9780813939926","title":"Satan and Salem","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe result of a perfect storm of factors that culminated in a great moral catastrophe, the Salem witch trials of 1692 took a breathtaking toll on the young English colony of Massachusetts. In \u003cem\u003eSatan and Salem\u003c\/em\u003e, Benjamin Ray looks beyond single-factor interpretations to offer a far more nuanced view of why the Salem witch-hunt spiraled out of control.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Measurably deepens our understanding of the underlying dynamics, especially the parts played by important participants.” —John Demos, \u003cem\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“At least once a generation a scholar promises to give the final word on the origins and course of the 1692 Salem witchcraft outbreak. Ben Ray’s \u003cem\u003eSatan and Salem\u003c\/em\u003e is a book that finally delivers on that ambitious claim.” —Gretchen A. Adams, Texas Tech University","brand":"MP-VIR Uni of Virginia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51138177892695,"sku":"9780813939926","price":17.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780813939926.jpg?v=1751918317","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/satan-and-salem-9780813939926","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}