witchcraft

A comprehensive account of witches and devils in colonial America in which Cotton Mather, an influential minister of Boston's Old North Church, attempts to justify his role in the Salem witch trials.

When overweight Billy Halleck accidentally hits a gypsy woman as she is crossing the street, he senses a curse upon him and begins to lose weight with horrifying results.

Explores the history of the Salem Witch Trials in the 1690s, discussing the origin of the panic of the Salem community about witches and devil worship, highlighting this period of time as one of the few moments in American history where women have played a central role.

It is winter in Salem Village, Massachusetts in 1692. Some teenage girls may be suffering from mysterious afflictions. They accused certain townspeople of being witches. What would you do? Would you believe the girls? Would you join the madness?.

Back in her own universe and ready to start a new life with Rowan by her side, Lily finds she has more difficulties ahead than just keeping her magic hidden since Lillian, ruthless ruler of the Thirteen Cities, is determined that Lily will come back to the alternate Salem, no matter what it takes.

When the Chamber of Secrets is opened again at the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, second-year student Harry Potter finds himself in danger from a dark power that has once more been released on the school.

Explores the history of witches and witchcraft in cultures around the world.

Harvard graduate student Connie Goodwin, having agreed to handle the sale of her grandmother's abandoned home near Salem, Massachusetts, comes across an ancient key while going through the house which holds a piece of parchment with the name Deliverance Dane written on it, and in her efforts to discover more about the mysterious Deliverance, Connie soon finds herself having visions of the Salem witch trials and wondering about the extent of her family's connection to history.

Critical study of witchcraft throughout the ages, looking at its historical, anthropological, and religious manifestations.