The Salem Witch Trials: Timeless?

Behold, I send you out as sheep amidst the wolves, or so the Bible states. Oddly, that is precisely what happened to a group of devout Christians in the early days of the American colonies. Spiritual zealousness couldn't save their lives from the mass hysteria that overpowered a whole town. The story begins across the Atlantic, as a growing disenchantment swept through England where religious matters were concerned. The Puritan movement was born out of …

…era -- have been released over the years. However, the most famous piece of work is the oft-adapted play by Arthur Miller, The Crucible. Although a large part of the story was fictionalized, it is the version most people refer to. For over three centuries, scholars and researchers persist in investigating these events, which continue to remind us of how family quarrels, religious convictions, politics, economics, and the superstitions of people can generate dreadful consequences.