tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post4455829884928641372..comments2024-03-26T11:33:59.219-06:00Comments on Religion in American History: Much More than Salem: America BewitchedPaul Harveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881964303772343114noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-84610147218934278462013-07-25T18:08:00.692-06:002013-07-25T18:08:00.692-06:00Thanks for this post! I'm reading Andrew Jacks...Thanks for this post! I'm reading Andrew Jackson Davis's autobiography, The Magic Staff, published in 1857, and I was initially surprised to find references to witchcraft/superstition. For example, his parents thought a neighbor had put a spell on their cow, and an old woman thought she had been cursed by a note written by her neighbors. Davis uses these examples to show the difference between what he represents (harmonial philosophy/spiritualism) and ignorance/superstition. He was aware that his critics might accuse him of something similar. Carol Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319958735077361375noreply@blogger.com