From the Book - First Scribner hardcover edition.
Introduction: what is a witch?
Part one: origins. The trial of Helena Scheuberin: a demonologist hammers witches
The trial of the North Berwick witches: a king delights in demonology
The trial of the Vardø witches: demonology at Europe's colonial edge
The trial of Joan Wright: practical magic and America's first witch
The trial of Bess Clarke: disability and demonic families in the English Civil War
The trial of Tatabe: slavery and survival on the Salem frontier
Intermission: From demonology to doubt
Part two: echoes. The trial of Marie-Catherine Cadière: witches reimagined and a French Revolution
The trial of Montague Summers: Satanism, sex, and demonology reborn
The trial of John Blymyer: powwow and poverty in Pennsylvania
The trial of Nellie Duncan: witchcraft acts and World War II
The trial of Bereng Lerotholi and Gabashane Masupha: magical murder at the end of European Empire
Intermission: Witch trials today
Part three: transformations. The trial of "Shula": witchcraft in Africa
The trial of Stormy Daniels: witchcraft in North America
Epilogue: so, what is a witch now?
