A New History Of Witchcraft: Sorcerers, Heretics & Pagans

Preface Introduction: What is a witch? PART I SORCERY AND HISTORICAL WITCHCRAFT 1 Sorcery Sorcery worlwide Sorcery in ancient times Sorcery and religion 2 The roots of European witchcraft Interpretations of European witchcraft Sorcery, folklore, and religion in pagan Europe The legal status of sorcery 3 Witchcraft, heresy, and inquisition The dualist heresies From sorcery to witchcraft 4 The witch-craze on the continent of Europe The growth of the witch-craze The climax of the witch-craze 5 Witchcraft in Britain and America Witchcraft in the British isles Witchcraft in the American colonies 6 Witchcraft and society Witchcraft and women The Salem trials 7 The decline of witchcraft The Romantic revival PART II MODERN WITCHCRAFT 8 Survival and revivals Modern sorcery 9 Neopagan witchcraft: the sources Witchcraft as paganism: Jarcke, Mone, and Michelet The forerunners: Leland, Murray, and Graves Gerald Gardner: Father of modern witchcraft Describing modern witchcraft 10 Neopagan witchcraft: the movement The re-visioning of Wicca: Doreen Valiente to Alex Sanders Burgeoning diversity: Witchcraft in America Cyber-culture, pop-culture, and the rise of paganoids Witchcraft and the interfaith interface Looking forward: Growth, validation, and change 11 The role of witchcraft Appendix Notes on the text Bibliography List of illustrations Index