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Tables of Contents for Witchcraft in Europe and the New World, 1400-1800
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
List of Figures
vii
Preface
viii
Themes and Definitions
1
13
Preliminary remarks
1
1
Literary models
2
3
Learned categories of magic
5
4
Witchcraft
9
3
Concluding remarks
12
2
Late Mediaeval Attitudes to Witchcraft
14
14
Miracles and marvels
14
2
Signs of the times
16
1
Witchcraft and heresy
17
6
Witches and the law
23
2
Concluding remarks
25
3
Two Influential Witchcraft Treatises
28
15
Preliminary remarks
28
1
Heinrich Institoris
29
3
Ulrich Molitor
32
7
Concluding remarks
39
4
The Effects of the Early Reformation
43
11
Preliminary remarks
43
1
Luther
44
2
Calvin
46
1
James VI of Scotland
47
4
Concluding remarks
51
3
A Widespread Intent to Prosecute
54
23
Preliminary remarks
54
2
Uprooting Satan's troops
56
4
Motives for prosecution
60
2
Women
62
1
Men
63
2
Children
65
3
Cunning Folk
68
4
Acquittals
72
1
The Inquisition
73
2
Concluding remarks
75
2
Witches in the North and East
77
11
Scandinavia
78
3
Iceland
81
2
Russia
83
1
Hungary and Poland
84
4
Witches in the New World
88
12
The Dwelling-place of Satan
88
4
New England
92
4
Canada
96
4
The Decline in Prosecutions
100
11
`Scepticism'
100
3
Changes in educated belief
103
4
Changes in judicial procedure
107
1
Concluding remarks
108
3
Bibliography
111
7
Index
118