Witchcraft and Folk Belief in the Age of Enlightenment: Scotland, 1670-1740 (Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic) By Lizanne Henderson Hardcover 0230294383 9780230294387 Witchcraft and Folk Belief in the Age of Enlightenment: Scotland, 1670 1740 (Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic) This book represents the first investigation of Scottish witchcraft post 1662, the period of supposed decline of such beliefs and coinciding with the dawn of the Scottish Enlightenment. It explores the changing attitudes and diversity of opinions towards witch belief, the interface between folk conceptions and the philosophies of the learned.
This book represents the first investigation of Scottish witchcraft post 1662 the period of supposed decline of such beliefs and coinciding with the dawn of the Scottish Enlightenment It explores the changing attitudes and diversity of opinions towards witch belief the interface between folk conceptions and the philosophies of the learned Witchcraft and Folk Belief in the Age of Enlightenment Scotland 1670 1740 Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic.
I read this and Sir Walter Scott s letters on demonology recently during my research on Witchcraft in Scotland and its effects on literature in both Scotland and England There is so much I thought I knew but did not know the important details The depth here is just unbelievable I highly recommend it 0230294383
| Witchcraft and Folk Belief in the Age of Enlightenment: Scotland, 1670-1740 (Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic) By Lizanne Henderson |
| 0230294383 |
| 9780230294387 |
| English |
| 397 |
| Hardcover |