A history of witches

A frenzy of naked women dancing in the moonlight

I guess I was born at the wrong time. After watching this A&E presentation I see how dull my life is.

The presentation is mostly narrative but occasionally we get a statement from:

Elisabeth Say, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, California State University, Northridge.

Carole Fontaine Professor of Old Testament, Andover Newton Theological School.

Joseph Klaits Director for the Institute for Peace, Washington D. C. Barbara Amadea MacGraw. Lecturer & Religion Scalar, University of Southern California.

Bran P. Levack, Professor of History, University of Texas, Austin.

Marie Guerriero, High Priestess, Temple of the Nine Wells.

Janet Farrar, Author "The Witch's Way."

We see some famous paintings of people that you would have to stretch a bit to change from goddesses to witches. We got film clips of old black and white movies.

It is over as you are just getting into it.

Good Look at the Evils Done by the So-Called "Good"

In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials (1998)

*** (out of 4)

This episode of The History Channel's "In Search of History" takes a look at the Salem Witch Trials, which happened during 1692 and resulted in countless deaths, probably of innocent people. The documentary starts off dealing with the history of witchcraft, how it was originally accepted by Christians as they simply turned their back but then we get to cases where the Roman Catholic church decided it would be best to put witches to death. Several historians are interviewed about how people decided who was witches, the ways to prove it and of course the eventual trials, which just led to mostly innocent people being killed. If you're a fan of the series then you should enjoy this episode. While it's not going to teach experts anything they didn't already know, those with just general knowledge of the events should find this to be a good way to catch up with the basic events. The documentary does a prett

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