Acknowledgements
Introduction

Chapter 1. Constructing the Ukrainian Witchcraft Trial
Legal Foundations
The Queen of Evidence: The Use of Torture and the Figure of the Executioner
In the Realm of Gossip: The Role of Everyday Communication in the Legal Process
Actors of the Witchcraft Trials

Chapter 2. Ukrainian Orthodox Demonology: The Learned Elite and Perceptions of the Devil and Witches
Iconography of the Devil, Demons, and Witches
The Demonic in Ukrainian Orthodox Writings
Specificities of Demonic Possession and Exorcism
The Pact with the Devil
Demonization of Neighbors, Opponents, and Enemies

Chapter 3. Beyond the Trials, or the Anatomy of Witchcraft Accusations
“Peaceful” Coexistence
Family and Witchcraft
Inheritance of Witchcraft within the Family
Accusations within the Family
Family Support
Rivalry and Bewitchment
Dangerous Proximity: Master-Servant Relationships
Bewitching a Master: Trials about the Bewitchment of Social Superiors
Demonstration of Loyalty to a Master in Witchcraft Cases
Subtle Love Matters
Witchcraft and Medicine: Power to Take away and Restore Health
Bewitching Animals, Spoiling Harvests
Magic Practitioners and Actual Magic Practices
Local Magic Practitioners
Amateur Magic Practices

Chapter 4. A Case of Witchcraft and Infanticide in Szczurowczyky
Infanticide in Szczurowczyky: Iewka Stanorycha
A Witchcraft practitioner: Orzyszka Liczmanicha
Night Flights and Coven
Verdicts

Further Romanticization, Forgetting, and Resurrection of Ukrainian Witches: An Afterword

Bibliography
Index