| Contents |
Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- I. The beliefs : being a brief description of some of the witchcraft beliefs of the early inhabitants of colonial Virginia -- II. The law : consisting of the more notable legal statutes and opinions regarding witchcraft as they affected the colony of Virginia -- III. The experts : being a brief description of what the noted authorities on witchcraft had to say -- IV. The witches : being a brief description of those poor, wretched souls accused of the crime of witchcraft in the colony of Virginia and its vicinage -- Epilogue -- Notes on sources and documents of colonial Virginia -- Appendix A. The witchcraft acts -- Appendix B. Preface to Daemonologie -- Appendix C. A brief chronology of witchcraft in England and Scotland -- Appendix D. Virginia counties involved with witchcraft accusations, examinations and related slander suits, 1626-1730 -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author. |
| Abstract |
"While the witchcraft mania that swept through Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692 was significant, fascination with it has tended to overshadow the historical records of other persecutions throughout early America. Colonial Virginians shared a common belief in the supernatural with their northern neighbors. The 1626 case of Joan Wright, the first woman to be accused of witchcraft in British North America, began Virginia's own witch craze. Utilizing surviving records, local historian Carson Hudson narrates these fascinating stories." --Back cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-134) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019940047 |
| ISBN | 9781467144247 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 146714424X (paperback) |
