witchcraft

Whether exploring the dread of everyday life or the horrors of the occult, her ghost tales documented a nation haunted by isolation, class, and despair.

In the 17th century, Dutch proselytisers set out for Asia, Africa and the Americas. The legacy of their travels endures.

From the colonial period to the end of the US Civil War, the rattlesnake sssssssymbolized everything from evil to unity and power.

Revisiting America's first witch hunt — and discovering how much of it was a family affair. My family, that is.

What they can teach us about what to expect.

From Kentucky to Wales and all across the Atlantic, the enslaved and downtrodden got married – by leaping over a broom. Why?

How the ancient, antisemitic nocturnal ritual fantasy expresses itself through the ages—and explains the right’s fascination with fringe conspiracy theories.

Calling QAnon a "cult" or "religion" hides how its practices are born of deeply American social and political traditions.

Read at your own risk.

Wild accusations, alternative facts, special prosecutors—the Salem witch trials of 1692 had it all.

D&D attracted millions of players, along with accusations by some religious figures that the game fostered demon worship and a belief in witchcraft and magic.

The gap between academic and popular understandings of early American topics is an enduring challenge for early Americanists.