Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-310) and index.
Contents
Preface -- 1. The easiest room in Hell -- 2. Young people's circle -- 3. The possessed -- 4. Tituba -- 5. Gospel witch -- 6. "What sin unrepented of?" -- 7. John Procter's Jade -- 8. The weird sisters -- 9. Small black minister -- 10. Puritan knight -- 11. Democracy for witches -- 12. Village circe -- 13. Damned for the glory of God -- 14. Blood to drink -- 15. The Devil in Andover -- 16. On Gallows Hill -- 17. Eight firebrands of Hell -- 18. The ghost of Mary Esty -- 19. Jail delivery -- 20. The Devil and Cotton Mather -- 21. Village purge -- 22. "We walked in clouds" -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index.