Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-318) and index.
Contents
Introduction : demonizing folklore -- Christian magic and diabolical medicine : the theory behind the scare -- The Jesus of Satan : deliverance and spiritualism -- Speak to the Devil : ouija boards and deliverance -- Putting the pieces together : MPD and ritual abuse narratives -- The one-world demonology : projection and conspiracy -- Brits and the Black Mass : the first "confessing witches" -- Hippie commune witchcraft blood rites : Satanic "confessions" in North America -- The Highgate Cemetery vampire hunt : grave-robbing and rumor panic -- The Great Plains cattle mutilation panic : Satanism becomes news.