Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of tables
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction: the problem
- 2 The personification of evil
- 3 Witches, satanists and the occult
- 4 The extent of the allegations
- 5 The question of proof
- 6 Explaining belief
- 7 Children's stories
- 8 Confessions and tales of horror
- 9 A modern movement of witch-finders?
- 10 Aftermath and conclusions
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Index
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of tables
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction: the problem
- 2 The personification of evil
- 3 Witches, satanists and the occult
- 4 The extent of the allegations
- 5 The question of proof
- 6 Explaining belief
- 7 Children's stories
- 8 Confessions and tales of horror
- 9 A modern movement of witch-finders?
- 10 Aftermath and conclusions
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
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- Information
- Speak of the DevilTales of Satanic Abuse in Contemporary England, pp. 217 - 224Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1998