Introduction | p. 1 |
Contemporary Curses | p. 7 |
The Curse of King Tut | p. 21 |
Ancestral Voices and Original Sin | p. 31 |
Papal Magicians and the Templar Head | p. 41 |
Bothwell and the Witches | p. 49 |
Sister Jeanne and the Devils | p. 57 |
Celtic Curses | p. 69 |
The Brahan Seer and the Seaforth Doom | p. 79 |
English Curses | p. 91 |
The Hapsburg Ravens and the Lady in White | p. 105 |
Boning, Taboo and Oriental Curses | p. 113 |
The Kahuna Death-prayer | p. 123 |
Africa: The Tale of Isaiah Oke | p. 133 |
Voodoo, Fugu and Zombie Resurrection | p. 147 |
Rosalio Moises: A Yaqui Life | p. 161 |
The Kennedy Curse | p. 175 |
The Curious Case of Carole Compton | p. 187 |
Jinxes and Jewels | p. 201 |
Shakespeare's Scottish Tragedy | p. 215 |
Afterword: The New Witch-hunts | p. 223 |
Appendix I: The Evil Eye | p. 227 |
Appendix II: Thought-forms | p. 231 |
References | p. 235 |
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