Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments viii
4. List of Abbreviations ix
5. Prologue xi
6. INTRODUCTION: Puritanism, Popular Culture, and the Reform Tradition 1
7. THE REFORMATION OF MANNERS
8. ONE. The Reforming Synod of 1679 19
9. TWO. The Ways of the Profane 41
10. ARENAS OF CONFLICT
11. THREE. Tavern Milieus 63
12. FOUR. Family Government and the Rising Generation 85
13. FIVE. Rituals, Godly and Profane 111
14. SIX. Dark Corners and Popular Piety 133
15. SEVEN. Visions of Evil: Witchcraft and the Occult 157
16. THE MEASURE OF CIVILITY
17. EIGHT. Adjustment to a New Order 185
18. NINE. Augustan Civility and the Great Awakening 211
19. Index 239