America bewitched : the story of witchcraft after Salem
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- ISBN: 9780199578719 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 0199578710 (hbk.)
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viii, 289 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-271) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 1. Aftermath : Salem: never again? ; The witchcraft of others ; Reporting witchcraft ; Where to find witchcraft ; A five points witch -- 2. Magic of a new land : Snakes and roots ; Witch balls ; What happened to the fairies? ; They shoot witches don't they? -- 3. The law : The squire ; Fiasco in Fentress ; Delaware witches beware ; What's in a name? ; Dealing with slander German-style ; Popular understanding -- 4. Witches : Three sorts of witch ; Doing witchcraft: lizards, bags, and dolls ; Witchcraft fantasies ; Skin shedding and shape-shifting ; The new witches -- 5. Dealing with witches : Pillow talk ; Confronting the witch ; The witch must die ; Attacking from a distance ; Warding off witchery ; Written charms ; Catholic armoury ; Bringing in the experts -- 6. Dealing with witch believers : The other Salem witch trials ; Alaska: of barbers and gunboats ; The Pennsylvania problem -- 7. Insanity : Putting it to the test ; Blame it on the roots ; Paranoia in the heat ; A danger to the public: incarcerating witch believers -- 8. Witch killings up close : Beard-stroking and friendly words: witchcraft in Sullivan County ; Big trouble at Booger Hole ; Solomon Hotema: Choctaw witch killer -- 9. Times a-changing : Reinventing witchcraft ; Finding an American heritage ; And so back to Salem. |
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America Bewitched : The Story of Witchcraft after Salem
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Table of Contents
America Bewitched : The Story of Witchcraft after Salem
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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List of Plates | p. ix | |
1 | Aftermath | p. 1 |
Salem: never again? | p. 2 | |
The witchcraft of others | p. 3 | |
Reporting witchcraft | p. 10 | |
Where to find witchcraft | p. 17 | |
A Five Points witch | p. 19 | |
2 | Magic of a new land | p. 22 |
Snakes and roots | p. 26 | |
Witch balls | p. 32 | |
What happened to the fairies? | p. 37 | |
They shoot witches don't they? | p. 42 | |
3 | The law | p. 45 |
The squire | p. 47 | |
Fiasco in Fentress | p. 49 | |
Delaware witches beware | p. 51 | |
What's in a name? | p. 55 | |
Dealing with slander German-style | p. 59 | |
Popular understanding | p. 62 | |
4 | Witches | p. 67 |
Three sorts of witch | p. 69 | |
Doing witchcraft: lizards, bags, and dolls | p. 79 | |
Witchcraft fantasies | p. 84 | |
Skin shedding and shape-shifting | p. 88 | |
The new witches | p. 90 | |
5 | Dealing with witches | p. 100 |
Pillow talk | p. 102 | |
Confronting the witch | p. 104 | |
The mitch must die | p. 106 | |
Attacking from a distance | p. 109 | |
Warding off witchery | p. 111 | |
Written charms | p. 118 | |
Catholic armoury | p. 121 | |
Bringing in the experts | p. 124 | |
6 | Dealing with witch believers | p. 132 |
The other Salem witch trials | p. 136 | |
Alaska: of barbers and gunboats | p. 141 | |
The Pennsylvania problem | p. 149 | |
7 | Insanity | p. 159 |
Putting it to the test | p. 163 | |
Blame it on the roots | p. 168 | |
Paranoia in the heat | p. 171 | |
A danger to the public: incarcerating witch believers | p. 175 | |
8 | Witch killings up close | p. 179 |
Beard-stroking and friendly words: witchcraft in Sullivan County | p. 179 | |
Big trouble at Booger Hole | p. 187 | |
Solomon Hotema: Choctaw witch killer | p. 194 | |
9 | Times A-changing | p. 203 |
Reinventing witchcraft | p. 208 | |
Finding an American heritage | p. 219 | |
And so back to Salem | p. 222 | |
Endnotes | p. 227 | |
Further reading | p. 269 | |
Picture Acknowledgements | p. 273 | |
Index | p. 275 |