是:希罗多德、修昔底德、色诺芬 以下是关于他们的详细介绍: 希罗多德他是古代伟大的历史学家，他被人们尊称为“历史之父”。]的说法，在17世纪中，有342名新英格兰妇女被她们的邻里指控为女巫。她们中的大多数要么没孩子、要么寡居、要么因太有主见、过于独立，在邻里间口碑不佳。官方驳回了这些案子中的绝大部分指控。但在1692年的萨拉姆，一群女孩声称她们受到一些老头老太太的蛊惑，整个社区便陷入控告的恐慌中。1693年，马萨诸塞殖民地总督[注: 总督：清朝时期对统辖一省或数省行政、经济及军事的长官称为“总督”，尊称为“督宪”、“制台”等，官阶为正二品，但可通过兼兵部尚书衔高配至从一品。]终于要求停止这一系列[注: 一系列 拼音： 解释： 1.犹言一连串。-yixilie]迫害之前，20人已经遭到审判、定罪和处决。

 

The Salem accusations of witchcraft probably reflected generalized social tensions that found their outlet through an attack on people perceived as outsiders. Salem was a booming port， but although some residents were prospering，others were not. Most of the victims came from the eastern， more commercial section of town， whereas the majority of their accusers lived on the economically stagnant western side. Most of the accused also from families whose religious sympathies were with sects of Anglicans，Quakers，or Baptists，not Puritans. Finally

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