Throughout history, there have been many phenomenal events that are directly linkable to religion, and therefore occupy a special place in the pages of books by history. In this case, the Salem witch trials, which occurred in Massachusetts around 1692, created an everlasting legacy of witchcraft and magic in the United States. The Salem Witch Trials are commonly heard of throughout the world, as they somehow set a precedent when it came to witchcraft and dark magic, which was supposedly seen during this time. From examining Boyer and Nissenbaum's accounts of the Salem witch trials in their book titled Salem Possessed, it is clear that spirits connect to the people of Salem in a unique way. This article examines witchcraft and magic in a different context and time. period than Salem Possessed. This turns out to be very interesting in that some things are similar, despite major contextual differences. For example, Evans-Pritchard's case regarding the Azande views witchcraft as a natural philosophy and uses it to regulate human behavior and conduct. (EP-p.63) One similarity between the Salem and trials and witchcraft among the Azande would be the fact that both are considered evil. (EP-p.81) In Evans-Pritchard's article, it is discussed how the Azande people describe witchcraft as something that both haunts and disgusts them. (EP-p. 64) This is similar in Salem's case due to the fact that the targeted young women are also haunted by evil spirits, which in return creates some unruly results. Evans-Pritchard also examines how the Azande people experience sensory experiences caused by witchcraft and/or magic within the culture. (EP-p.81) Another similarity between these two cases would be the fact that social situations indicate the importance of magic and witchcraft. (EP-p.74) This is true within possessed Salem due to the fact that without the social context and turmoil that was occurring during the witch trials, things could have been handled differently. Overall, it is clear that both cases, including Salem Possessed and Evans-Pritchard's account of the Azande, contain similarities regarding the type of spirits that are both explicitly