S SS Salem Wich Trial Notes

Pendle Witches

12 people accused of witchcraft in Lancashire

mythology

A body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works

Puritans

A catholic off-spin religion that lived in fear and wanted everything to be simpler.

stereotypes

A generalized belief about a group of people

Red Scare

A period of general fear of communists

Communism

A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.

myth

A traditional story about gods, ancestors, or heroes, told to explain the natural world or the customs and beliefs of a society.

fokelore wich

Baba Yaga

Scapegoating

Blaming an innocent person or a group for one's own troubles

mythological witch

Circle (turned sailers into wolfs)

folklore

The traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally.

McCathyism

dangerous force of unfairness and fear that a democratic society can unleash.

mass hysteria

outbreak of fear

witchcraft

the practice of magic, especially black magic; the use of spells.

Grouphink

the tendency of group participants (any social group) to minimize conflict by accepting information and ideas without critical evaluation and analysis.