Translator's Note

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents IX
3. Preface to the English Edition XI
4. Preface to the First Edition XV
5. Acknowledgments XIX
6. Translator's Note XXI
7. PART I A Wealth of Impieties: The Colony' s Lot
8. CHAPTER 1 The New World between God and the Devil 1
9. CHAPTER 2 Popular Religiosity in the Colony 45
10. PART II Sorcery, Magical Practices, and Daily Life
11. CHAPTER 3 Material Survival 89
12. CHAPTER 4 The onset of conflict 119
13. CHAPTER 5 Maintaining Bonds of Affection 142
14. CHAPTER 6 Communicating with the supernatural 153
15. PART III Culture, Imagination, and Everyday Life
16. CHAPTER 7 Intertwined Discourses 177
17. CHAPTER 8 Remarkable Stories: Where Their Roads Led 218
18. CONCLUSION Sabbats and Calundus 249
19. Appendix: Tables 256
20. Notes 259
21. Glossary 317
22. Sources and Bibliography 320
23. Index 331