Introductory material
Reading edition
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
I. CONTINUITY OF THE RELIGION
II. THE GOD
1. As God
2. As a Human Being
3. Identification
4. As an Animal
III. ADMISSION CEREMONIES
1. General
2. The Introduction
3. The Renunciation and Vows
4. The Covenant
5. The Baptism
6. The Mark
IV. THE ASSEMBLIES
1. The Sabbath. Method of going. The site. The date. The hour
2. The Esbat. Business. The site. The time
V. THE RITES
1. General
2. Homage
3. The Dances
4. The Music
5. The Feast
6. Candles
7. The Sacrament
8. Sacrifices: Of animals. Of children. Of the God
9. Magic Words
VI. THE RITES, continued
1. General
2. Rain-making
3. Fertility
VII. THE ORGANIZATION
1. The Officer
2. The Covens
3. Duties
4. Discipline
VIII. THE FAMILIARS AND TRANSFORMATIONS
1. The Divining Familiar
2. The Domestic Familiar
3. Methods of obtaining Familiars
4. Transformations into Animals
APPENDIX I.
Fairies and Witches
APPENDIX II.
Trial of Silvain Nevillon. Taken from De Lancre's L'Incredulité et Méscréance
APPENDIX III.
A. Covens and Names of Members
B. Index of Witches' Names, with Notes
APPENDIX IV.
Notes on the Trials of Joan of Arc and Gilles de Rais
APPENDIX V.
Some Notes on 'Flying' Ointments. By Prof. A. J. Clark
BIBLIOGRAPHY
GENERAL INDEX