The witch-cult in western Europe : a study in anthropology

Introduction. 1 Continuity of the religion. 2 The god. 3 Admission ceremonies. 4 The assemblies. 5 The rites. 6 The rites, continued. 7 The organization. 8 The familiars and transformation. Appendix 1 - Fairies and witches. Appendix 2 - Trial of Silvaiin Nevillon. Appendix 3 - A: Covens and names of members. B: Index of witches' names, with notes. Appendix 4 - Notes on the trials of Joan of Arc and Gilles de Rais. Appendix 5 - Some notes on 'flying' ointments - A.J. Clark

'The mass of existing material on this subject is so great that I have not attempted to make a survey of the whole of European 'Witchcraft', but have confined myself to an intensive study of the cult in Great Britain. In order, however, to obtain a clearer understanding of the ritual and beliefs I have had recourse to French and Flemish sources, as the cult appears to have been the same throughout Western Europe. The New England records are unfortunately not published in extenso; this is the more unfortunate as the extracts already given to the public occasionally throw light on some of the English practices....' --Preface

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