"Witches are gathering." When most people hear the word "witches," they think of horror films and Halloween, but to the nearly one million Americans who practic

Explores the history of witchcraft in the United States from the earliest colonies through the beginning of the twenty-first century.

"Witches are gathering." When most people hear the word "witches," they think of horror films and Halloween, but to the nearly one million Americans who practic

Presents a history of witch lore in America, from the Salem Witch Trials to present day popular culture.

Examines the origins, determining factors, forms, chief incidents, and consequences of ascribed witchcraft and of witch-hunting in colonial America.