Witchcraft: A Traditional & Modern Social Context Analysis

"See! See! The Devil is here in Salem Village. His familiars--the dogs, the cats--work for this [witch], pinching and harassing your children (Lasky 70)." It was about 300 years ago that spoken words such as those defined a capital crime in early American history. Witchcraft as we know it today was once shrouded in mystery. If it had any power so long ago, then fear and uncertainty were the sources. The industrialized, scientific age would argue that such beliefs should not exist in today's world. On the contrary, the intrigue and social dynamic that surrounds it allows it to thrive…