/posts/ Recent content in Posts on Hugo en-us /posts/witchcraftmap/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /posts/witchcraftmap/ <html> <head> <script type="module" src="https://js.arcgis.com/embeddable-components/4.32/arcgis-embeddable-components.esm.js"></script> </head> <body> <arcgis-embedded-map style="height:600px;width:700px;" item-id="fac5d2cfe89641958666b872f76555e1" theme="light" bookmarks-enabled heading-enabled legend-enabled information-enabled share-enabled portal-url="https://clemson.maps.arcgis.com" ></arcgis-embedded-map> </body> </html> This map asks “what sense of space and place drive geographic patterns of witch-hunting?” By mapping approximately 330 trials over 100 years, I identified the port town of St. Andrews as a hotspot of witchcraft activity. Considering St. Andrews as a sort of micro-historical location, I am asking the following: Is St. Andrews particularly isolated either by a different foundational understanding of Presbyterianism, a geographic feature, or a social custom that the surrounding parishes of Fife do not share?