Demos, John

Discusses the cultural paranoia based on witch-hunts with a contextualization starting with the early Christians that were persecuted in Rome through the Salem witch trials, McCarthy's search for communists, and other examples of the cultural, psychological, and societal drive of communities to exterminate a perceived evil at any cost.

Discusses witchcraft and community life in early New England including biographies and careers of the "witches".

Examines the role witchcraft played in early American culture, focusing on witchcraft cases in New England during the colonial period, and explains why the colonists' views on witchcraft still matter to the modern world.