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Scholarly Research in the History of Magic & Witchcraft
This guide provides help in finding scholarly sources focusing on the history of magic and witchcraft
Selected Titles
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The Occult in America: New Historical Perspectives by Call Number: BF1434 .U6O33 1983
The Penguin Book of Witches by Call Number: Call Number: BF1566 .P46 2014Primary documents with commentary.
Black Magic: Religion and the African American Conjuring Tradition by Call Number: Call Number: BR563.N4 C5 2003Available in print and as E-book.
The Long-Lost Friend: A 19th Century American Grimoire by Call Number: Call Number: R133 .H5813 2012
Signs, Cures, and Witchery: German Appalachian Folklore by Call Number: GR111.G47 M55 2007
The Witches of Abiquiu: The Governor, the Priest, the Genízaro Indians, and the Devil by Call Number: E78.N65 E26 2006
Flesh of the Gods: The Ritual Use of Hallucinogens by Call Number: BL65.D7 F87 1990- Navaho Witchcraft by Call Number: E99 .N3K55 1967
Ghosts of Futures Past: Spiritualism and the Cultural Politics of Nineteenth-Century America by Call Number: BF1242.U6 M34 2008Available in print and as an E-book.
Spiritualism in Antebellum America by Call Number: BF1242.U6 C37 1997
Radical Spirits: Spiritualism and Women's Rights in Nineteenth-Century America by Call Number: BF1275.W65 B73 2001
Salem Witch Trials
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The Salem Witch Hunt: A Brief History with Documents by Call Number: BF1576 .G635 2011
Records of the Salem Witch-Hunt by Call Number: KFM2478.8.W5 R43 2009A comprehensive record of all legal documents pertaining to the Salem witch trials, in chronological order, with supplementary materials stretching as far as the mid-18th century.
The Salem Witchcraft Trials: A Legal History by Call Number: KFM2478.8.W5 H645 1997Publication Date: 1997
The Witches: Suspicion, Betrayal, and Hysteria in 1692 Salem by Call Number: KFM2478.8.W5 S35 2016Publication Date: 2016
Salem Possessed: The Social Origins of Witchcraft by Call Number: BF1576 .B6Publication Date: 1976Available in print and as an e-book
The Devil in the Shape of a Woman: Witchcraft in Colonial New England by Call Number: BF1576 .K37 1987Publication Date: 1998
Judge Sewall's Apology: The Salem Witch Trials and the Forming of the American Conscience by Call Number: F67 .S525 2005
Online Primary Sources
- Cornell University Digital Witchcraft CollectionAn online selection of 104 English language books from the Witchcraft Collection.
- Salem Witch Trials: Documentary Archive and Transcription ProjectAn electronic collection of primary source materials relating to the Salem witch trials of 1692 and a new transcription of the court records.
- Library of Congress: SearchTry search terms like hoodoo, voodoo, hants, joe mows, witch, witchcraft, ghost, etc. Find documents, images, audio recordings of oral histories, etc.
Featured Video
- Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of HaitiCall Number: BL2490 .D58 2005
Documentary of the Voudoun religions of Haiti. Presents rituals performed by the Rada, Petro, and Congo cults, whose devotees are said to commune with cosmic powers through invocations, sacrifices, and possession. DVD.