Part I. Superstition. Introduction : superstition in late medieval and early modern Europe
Shaping superstition in late medieval England / K. Kamerick
For reasoned faith or embattled creed? : religion for the people in early modern Europe / Euan Cameron
The medieval church and state on superstition, magic and witchcraft : from Augustine to the sixteenth century / Edward Peters
Part II. Miracles and magic. Introduction : magic and miracle : contested categories
'Lying histories fayning false miracles' : magic, miracles and medieval history in Reformation polemic / Helen Parish
Marvelous facts and miraculous evidence in early modern Europe / Lorraine Daston
The specific rationality of medieval magic / Richard Kieckhefer
Part III. Ghosts and apparitions. Introduction : ghosts and apparitions in late medieval and early modern Europe
Sermons in the sky : apparitions in early modern Europe / Alexandra Walsham
The role of the ghost-story in mediaeval Christianity / R.A. Bowyer
Part IV. Witchcraft. Introduction : witchcraft and witch beliefs in medieval and early modern Europe
Toads and Eucharists : the male witches of Normandy, 1564-1660 / William Monter
Witchcraft and magic in early modern culture / Stuart Clark
Witchcraft, female aggression, and power in the early modern community / Edward Bever
Part V. 'Disenchantment' of Europe? Introduction : the 'disenchantment' of Europe?
The disenchantment of magic : spells, charms, and superstition in early European witchcraft literature / Michael D. Bailey
The decline and end of witchcraft prosecutions / Brian P. Levack
The cessation of miracles / D.P. Walker.