Witch-hunting in Scotland: Law, Politics and ReligionRoutledge, 2008 - 217 من الصفحات Shortlisted for the 2008 Katharine Briggs Award Witch-Hunting in Scotland presents a fresh perspective on the trial and execution of the hundreds of women and men prosecuted for the crime of witchcraft, an offence that involved the alleged practice of maleficent magic and the worship of the devil, for inflicting harm on their neighbours and making pacts with the devil. Brian P. Levack draws on law, politics and religion to explain the intensity of Scottish witch-hunting. Topics discussed include:
This original survey combines broad interpretations of the rise and fall of Scottish witchcraft prosecutions with detailed case studies of specific witch-hunts. Witch-Hunting in Scotland makes fascinating reading for anyone with an interest in witchcraft or in the political, legal and religious history of the early modern period. |
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Law, Politics and Religion Brian P. Levack. Two years later the general assembly of the Church of Scotland complained that the new procedures had not yet been established and reminded the king of his commitment . The assembly also raised ...
... assembly to grant standing commissions to local authorities . Like the privy council , parliament was aware of the ... assembly had urged in 1643.17 The general assembly made another request for a standing commission to try witches in ...
... assembly protested about the failure to punish incest , adultery , witchcraft , murder , and other crimes , that sin was increasing daily and that this ' provoketh the wrath of God against the whole country ' . D. Calderwood , The ...
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Witchcraft and the law in early modern Scotland | 15 |
King James VI and witchcraft | 34 |
Witchhunting in revolutionary Britain | 55 |
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