Thou Shalt Not Allow a Witch to Live
Poor crop yields, epidemics, war`s desolation, natural disasters, and festering jealousies-these were the cataclysmic tensions and ill omens to a pious Puritan priesthood of God`s displeasure and punishment to their "city on the hill" and their wavering, fl agging parishioners. God had deserted the Puritans, leaving fear of the devil and witches amiss in the New England villages. The strict Reformed Puritans were very intolerant, not only of witches, but also of any deviation from their Puritan orthodoxy and civic order. Bridget Bishop was a rebellious outsider who deviated from the Puritan standards for women. She was constantly under suspicion `cause of her strong will, flamboyant life style, and outspoken tongue. Her livelihood as...
Дата выхода: январь 2013
