Making witches : Newfoundland traditions of spells and counterspells / Barbara Rieti.
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Table of Contents:
- pt. 1. Witchful thinking: an overview of patterns and themes
- Enemies and economies
- Seeing the seers: on prophecy and visiting witches
- Jinkers and male witchery
- Witching as equal participation and social inclusion
- Victim strikes back
- Indian witches
- Magical Jerseymen
- Black heart book
- Religion
- pt. 2. Hagridden Barrenville
- Charity begins at home: Sarah Haley
- True believers
- Egg Cove: bodies as battlefield
- Insiders and outsiders: two student chronicles
- Archive versus reality: Julia Short
- Empty nets and not-so-empty Threats
- Exit Barrenville
- pt. 3. Triptych: three portraits
- Frances Long (1914-1995)
- Mary Bell and her daughter Rachel
- Janie Smith (c. 1890-1960)
- Framing three witches.