Prologue The Witch at the Smithy

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents iv
3. Illustrations vi
4. Preface ix
5. Acknowledgements xiii
6. Prologue The Witch at the Smithy 1
7. PART I: Persecution
8. Chapter 1: The Baroque Landscape 15
9. Chapter 2: Interrogation and Torture 44
10. PART II: Fantasy
11. Chapter 3: Cannibalism 69
12. Chapter 4: Sex with the Devil 82
13. Chapter 5: Sabbaths 104
14. PART III: Womanhood 125
15. Chapter 6: Fertility 127
16. Chapter 7: Crones 160
17. PART IV: The Witch
18. Chapter 8: Family Revenge 181
19. Chapter 9: Godless Children 204
20. Chapter 10: A Witch in the Age of Enlightenment 222
21. Epilogue 247
22. Notes 257
23. Bibliography 327
24. Index 346