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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... hunt died out after it had claimed the lives of more than 100 victims , but another , much larger hunt began in 1649 , the year that King Charles I was executed . That hunt , which continued into 1650 , involved the judicial prosecution ...
... hunt of the early 1640s , this hunt also involved the trial of large clusters of witches and the expression of unprecedented charges of commerce with demons . Two years after the hunt finally came to an end , another witch - hunt took ...
... hunt of 1661-2 During 1661 and 1662 Scotland experienced the largest witch - hunt in its history . Within the space of 16 months no fewer than 660 persons were publicly accused of various acts of sorcery and diabolism.1 The hunt began ...
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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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