Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-320) and index
Preface to the Second Edition -- Introduction -- Guide to Sources and Abbreviations -- 1. The Early Cases (1638-1651) -- 2. The Parsons of Springfield: A Family at Odds (1651-1652) -- 3. Suspicion: A Widow’s Resistance (1653-1655) -- 4. The High Price of Silence (1654) -- 5. A Handful of Troublemakers (1652-1661) -- 6. A Long-Running Feud (1656-1675) -- 7. One Man’s Many Accusers (1658-1669) -- 8. Mother and Daughter: The Holmans of Cambridge (1659-1660) -- 9. The Hartford Witch-hunt (1662-1665) -- 10. A Father’s Battle (1666-1667) -- 11. One "Cunning Woman": At Odds With All (1668-1670) -- 12. Three Ambiguous Cases (1669-1681) -- 13. A Servant "Possessed" (1671-1672) -- 14. Vehement Suspicion: Eunice Cole of Hampton (1656-1680) -- 15. Two Grandparents, One Grandson, and a Seaman (1679-1681) -- 16. The Strange Death of Philip Smith (1683-1684) -- 17. The "Possession" of the Goodwin Children (1688) -- 18. The Salem Witch-hunt (1692) -- 19. The Stamford-Fairfield Witch-hunt (1692-1693) -- Appendix The Hartford Witch-hunt: Additional Texts
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