America Bewitched: The Story of Witchcraft After Salem

List of Plates 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 Endnotes Further reading Picture Acknowledgments Index